SeaNox Devwex 2002-05-20 HTTP GET Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in SeaNox Devwex 2002-05-20. Impacted is an unknown function of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-0945. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SeaNox Devwex 2002-05-20. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component HTTP GET Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in SeaNox Devwex allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request.

The bug was discovered 05/26/2002. The weakness was released 06/08/2002 by Ueli Kistler (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0945. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86353 (Seanox DevWex Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9298), SecurityFocus (BID 4979†), OSVDB (5047†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6550†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-18882. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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05/26/2002 🔍
06/08/2002 +13 days 🔍
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10/04/2002 +118 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +552 days 🔍
12/16/2004 +251 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3512 days 🔍
09/10/2025 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Ueli Kistler
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18881
X-Force: 9298
SecurityFocus: 4979 - Seanox DevWex Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5047 - SeaNox Devwex Long GET Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 6550 - DoS in Seanox DevWex Windows Binary 1.2002.520 via Long HTTP GET Request, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 11:27
Updated: 09/10/2025 20:30
Changes: 07/29/2014 11:27 (58), 06/04/2019 08:54 (5), 09/10/2025 20:30 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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