7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2002-1120
Savant Web Server Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution
Description

Buffer overflow in Savant Web Server 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 24, 2002, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2002-1120 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Savant savant_web_server
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Contact the web server's author / vendor for a patch.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2002-1120 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2002-1120.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0112.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10076.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5686 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16770/
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0112.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10076.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5686 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16770/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2002-1120 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2002-1120 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Classic stack-based buffer overflow in Savant Web Server 3.1 demonstrating early-2000s remote memory corruption through a crafted HTTP request.

binary-exploitation cve-2002-1120

Python

Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2026, 6:06 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A hands-on foundation in memory corruption, fuzzing, crash triage, and mitigation bypasses (from lab setup through CVE research to exploit development ).

exploit-development reverse-engineering

Python

Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago
6 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Sept. 23, 2025, 11:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Personal CVEs exploit recreation for practicing win32 exploit development. ( not my own CVEs )

Python Perl

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 18, 2024, 11:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

This repository contains multiple exploits I have written for various CVEs and CTFs

ctf-challenges ctf-writeups cve exploit-development exploits poc vulnerability

JavaScript HTML Python Ruby

Updated: 8 months ago
27 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Feb. 1, 2023, 10:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2002-1120 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2002-1120 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0112.html
    Added Reference http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10076.php
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5686
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16770/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16770/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.