CVE-2001-0171

SlimServe HTTPd 1.0 - Buffer Overflow via Long GET Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0171. PoCs published by joetesta.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in SlimServe HTTPd by sending an HTTP GET request with an excessively long filename (80,000 characters), causing the server to crash with an 'invalid page fault' error.

Description

Buffer overflow in SlimServe HTTPd 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via a long GET request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by joetesta · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20662

This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in SlimServe HTTPd by sending an HTTP GET request with an excessively long filename (80,000 characters), causing the server to crash with an 'invalid page fault' error.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SlimServe HTTPd (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · SlimServe HTTPd running on the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2318
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6028
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0505.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1226
EPSS Percentile 95.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
whitsoft/slimserve 1.0
Published May 03, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026