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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-2295 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-2295: Pico server memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Pico Server · Pico Server

Buffer overflow in Pico Server (pServ) 2.0 beta 1 through beta 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a 1024-byte TCP stream message, which triggers an off-by-one buffer overflow, or (2) a long method name in an HTTP request, (3) a long version number in an HTTP request, (4) a long User-Agent header, or (5) a long file path.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.7% · top 6.3% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 8 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Pico Server (pServ) 2.0 beta 1 through beta 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a 1024-byte TCP stream message, which triggers an off-by-one buffer overflow, or (2) a long method name in an HTTP request, (3) a long version number in an HTTP request, (4) a long User-Agent header, or (5) a long file path.

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://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2002-11/0457.html Exploit
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2002-12/0005.html Exploit
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/6Q0020A6AS.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6283
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6284
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6285 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10734
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10783
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10789
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Full-Disclosure/2002-11/0457.html Exploit
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2002-12/0005.html Exploit
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/6Q0020A6AS.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6283
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6284
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6285 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10734
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10783
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10789

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-2295), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.