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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0686 · published 23 July 2002

CVE-2002-0686: Iplanet web server vulnerability

Iplanet · Iplanet Web Server

Buffer overflow in the search component for iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.1 and Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the NS-rel-doc-name parameter.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.3% · top 9.2%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the search component for iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.1 and Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the NS-rel-doc-name parameter.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102622220416889&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9506.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/612843 US Government Resource
http://www.nextgenss.com/vna/sun-iws.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4851 PatchVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102622220416889&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9506.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/612843 US Government Resource
http://www.nextgenss.com/vna/sun-iws.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4851 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0686), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.