5.0med
CVE-2002-16631 exploit
The Post_Method function in method.c for Monkey HTTP Daemon before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a…
Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.0%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
The Post_Method function in method.c for Monkey HTTP Daemon before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a POST request with an invalid or missing Content-Length header value.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-21981 Monkey HTTP Server 0.4/0.5 - Invalid POST Denial of Service · dos · 2002-11-02
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0023.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/6096 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/7449 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/10529 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- monkeyd.sourceforge.net /Changelog.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1005507 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2002-1663
- NVD: CVE-2002-1663
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