CVE-2002-1663

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Published May 19, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.0% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1644	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.0% (3.987% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0023.html
http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/Changelog.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/7449
http://securitytracker.com/id?1005507
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6096
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10529

History

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Subscriptions

Monkey-project Monkey

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 19, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved: May 19, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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