CVE-2020-29596

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Published Dec 21, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

MiniWeb HTTP server 0.8.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long name for the first parameter in a POST request.

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:miniweb_http_server_project:miniweb_http_server:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-21957	MiniWeb HTTP server 0.8.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long name for the first parameter in a POST request.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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: 2.7% (2.693% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160470/MiniWeb-HTTP-Server-0.8.19-Buffer-Overflow.html
https://securityforeveryone.com/blog/miniweb-http-server-vulnerability-0-day-cve-2020-29596
https://sourceforge.net/projects/miniweb/files/miniweb/0.8/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49247

History

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Subscriptions

Miniweb Http Server Project Miniweb Http Server

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 21, 2020, 9:36 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:55 PM
Reserved: Dec 7, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 21, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:11 AM

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