CVE-2002-1906

Polycom ViaVideo 2.2 and 3.0 - Denial of Service via Incomplete HTTP Requests

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1906. PoCs published by prophecy.net.nz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Polycom ViaVideo devices by sending multiple incomplete HTTP requests. The device may require a restart to recover functionality.

Description

The web server for Polycom ViaVideo 2.2 and 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending incomplete HTTP requests and leaving the connections open.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by prophecy.net.nz · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21939

This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Polycom ViaVideo devices by sending multiple incomplete HTTP requests. The device may require a restart to recover functionality.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Polycom ViaVideo devices
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · Netcat installed on the attacker's machine
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/295146
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5962

Scores

EPSS 0.0712
EPSS Percentile 93.6%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
polycom/viavideo 2.2
polycom/viavideo 3.0
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026