Vulnerability Details : CVE-2001-0460
Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via an extremely large HTTP Referrer: header.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0460
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.86%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 80 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2001-0460
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2001-0460
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6214
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/167406
Exploit;Patch;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2001-0460
- cpe:2.3:o:baltimore_technologies:websweeper:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*