CVE-2001-0007

NetScreen ScreenOS - Denial of Service via Long URL Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0007. PoCs published by Nsfocus.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in NetScreen Firewall by sending an overly long URL (1220+ bytes) to the WebUI on port 80, causing the firewall to crash. The PoC uses a simple command with `nc` (netcat) to trigger the crash.

Description

Buffer overflow in NetScreen Firewall WebUI allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL request to the web administration interface.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nsfocus · textdossco
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20532

This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in NetScreen Firewall by sending an overly long URL (1220+ bytes) to the WebUI on port 80, causing the firewall to crash. The PoC uses a simple command with `nc` (netcat) to trigger the crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NetScreen Firewall (WebUI)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the NetScreen Firewall WebUI on port 80
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2176
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5908
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1707
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/155149

Scores

EPSS 0.0755
EPSS Percentile 93.7%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
netscreen/screen_os 1.73r
netscreen/screen_os 2.1r6
netscreen/screen_os 2.5r1
netscreen/screen_os 2.10r3
Published Feb 12, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026