CVE-2009-4587

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Published Jan 7, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an MS-DOS reserved word in a URI, as demonstrated by the AUX reserved word.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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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: 4.1% (4.124% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507456/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507651/100/0/thread
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36814
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023095
http://xc0re.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/cherokee-web-server-0-5-4-denial-of-service/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53957

History

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Subscriptions

Cherokee Cherokee

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:08 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 7, 2010, 6:13 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:08 AM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 7, 2010, 6:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM

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