CVE-2002-1122

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the parsing mechanism for ISS Internet Scanner 6.2.1, when using the license banner HTTP check, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long web server response.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5738

http://www.osvdb.org/3150

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10130.php

http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21165

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-09-24

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04259