CVE-2001-0385

GoAhead Webserver 2.1 - Denial of Service via /aux Directory Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0385. PoCs published by nemesystm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the GoAhead Web Server by sending a malformed HTTP request to the /aux directory, causing the server to crash and requiring manual restart.

Description

GoAhead webserver 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request to the /aux directory.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by nemesystm · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20770

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the GoAhead Web Server by sending a malformed HTTP request to the /aux directory, causing the server to crash and requiring manual restart.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GoAhead Web Server
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/81099
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0281.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6400
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2607
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/6664

Scores

EPSS 0.0839
EPSS Percentile 94.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.1
Published Jul 02, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026