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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-25691

Invalid error handling allows remote attackers to cause denial-of-service by accessing a file with a large modification date.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.32%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw was found in darkhttpd. Invalid error handling allows remote attackers to cause denial-of-service by accessing a file with a large modification date. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.32% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-755
Affected
unix4lyfe/darkhttpd
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.