CVE-2002-1120
Buffer overflow in Savant Web Server 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request.
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 66.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 5Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in Savant Web Server 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 4 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits6
Metasploit modules1 module
- Savant 3.1 Web Server Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/savant_31_overflowRank greatdisclosed 10 Sept 2002
Exploit-DB4 entries
- Savant Web Server 3.1 - Remote Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16770remote, windowspublished 4 Oct 2010Verified
- Savant Web Server 3.1 - Remote Buffer Overflow (3) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 10434remote, windowspublished 14 Dec 2009Verified
- Savant Web Server 3.1 - GET Universal Remote Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4280remote, windowspublished 12 Aug 2007Verified
- Savant Web Server 3.1 - Remote Buffer Overflow (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1184remote, windowspublished 30 Aug 2005Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 16770 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 2 days later
· 2 days later
Published
- 22 years later
· 22 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 66.6% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- savant-long-url-bo(10076) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 5686 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 16770 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20020910 Foundstone Labs Advisory - Buffer Overflow in Savant Web Server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2002-1108 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2002-1120)Record last updated .