CVE-2003-0218 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in PostMethod() function for Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with a large body.

Published: 2003-04-29

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 6.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:0.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:0.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:0.6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0213	Buffer overflow in PostMethod() function for Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with a large body.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06683.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0029.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105094204204166&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154473526898&w=2
http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/Changelog.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7202

History

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Subscriptions

Monkey-project Monkey

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:43:36.043Z

Reserved: 2003-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0218

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-05-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0218

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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