CVE-2002-1663

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.47% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0023.html exploit mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6096 patch vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/7449 third party advisory patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10529 vdb entry
http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/Changelog.txt
http://securitytracker.com/id?1005507 patch vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1663?
CVE-2002-1663 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1663?
To fix CVE-2002-1663, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1663 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2002-1663 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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