CVE-2002-1405

Name: CVE-2002-1405
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2003-02-19T05:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 5.04%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1405 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. CRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject false HTTP headers into an HTTP request that is provided on the command line, via a URL containing encoded carriage return, line feed, and other whitespace characters.. EPSS estimates a 5.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject false HTTP headers into an HTTP request that is provided on the command line, via a URL containing encoded carriage return, line feed, and other whitespace characters.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

5.04%

91.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elinks	Elinks	0.2.4
Elinks	Elinks	0.3.2
Links	Links	0.96
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.2_rel1
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.3
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.3_rel1
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.4
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.4_rel1
University Of Kansas	Lynx	2.8.5_dev8

References

Timeline

Published: Feb 19, 2003
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2002-1405?

How severe is CVE-2002-1405?

Severity scoring for CVE-2002-1405 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 5.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1405?

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Source: NVD / NIST