CVE-2002-1147

HP Procurve Switch 4000M < c.09.15 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Device Reset CGI

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1147. PoCs published by Brook Powers.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a denial of service vulnerability in HP Procurve Switches in a stack configuration. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset member switches by sending a specific HTTP request to the vulnerable device.

Description

The HTTP administration interface for HP Procurve 4000M Switch firmware before C.09.16, with stacking features and remote administration enabled, does not authenticate requests to reset the device, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a direct request to the device_reset CGI program.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Brook Powers · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21828

This exploit targets a denial of service vulnerability in HP Procurve Switches in a stack configuration. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset member switches by sending a specific HTTP request to the vulnerable device.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: HP Procurve Switches (stack configuration)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Web interface enabled on the target device · Target device in a stack configuration
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103287951910420&w=2
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10172.php
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4501
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5784

Scores

EPSS 0.0667
EPSS Percentile 93.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
hp/procurve_switch_4000m < c.09.15
Published Oct 11, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026