# CVE-2002-1866: Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error messages, which could allow remote attackers to ca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-06-28 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Simple Web Server (SWS) 0.0.4 through 0.1.0 does not close file descriptors for 404 error messages, which could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor exhaustion) via multiple requests for pages that do not exist.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5659
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10071.php
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0047.html

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