CVE-2017-1000470
EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver versions 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the HTTP listener resulting in denial of service.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.86%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver versions 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the HTTP listener resulting in denial of service.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.86% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- embedthis/goahead web server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 1.4% on 21 September 2026 to 7.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/adeb4abc6c998c19524e09fde20c02b4a26765a3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/pull/258Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/adeb4abc6c998c19524e09fde20c02b4a26765a3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/pull/258Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.