VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-5336
Monkey HTTP Server before 1.5.3, when the File Descriptor Table (FDT) is enabled and custom error messages are set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via an HTTP request that triggers an error message.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Monkey HTTP Server before 1.5.3, when the File Descriptor Table (FDT) is enabled and custom error messages are set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via an HTTP request that triggers an error message.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.45% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- monkey-project/monkey
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://monkey-project.com/Announcements/v1.5.3
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/397
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/412
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60783
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69279
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95336
- https://github.com/monkey/monkey/commit/b2d0e6f92310bb14a15aa2f8e96e1fb5379776ddExploit, Patch
- http://monkey-project.com/Announcements/v1.5.3
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/397
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/412
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60783
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69279
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95336
- https://github.com/monkey/monkey/commit/b2d0e6f92310bb14a15aa2f8e96e1fb5379776ddExploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.