CVE-2009-3586 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Off-by-one error in src/http.c in CoreHTTP 0.5.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long first line that triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-4060.

Published: 2009-12-08

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 9.5% 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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:frank_yaul:corehttp:0.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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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 0.09476.

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References

Link	Providers
http://census-labs.com/media/corex.txt
http://census-labs.com/news/2009/12/02/corehttp-web-server/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508272/100/0/threaded

History

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Frank Yaul Corehttp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-12-08T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:31:10.570Z

Reserved: 2009-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3586

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-12-08T18:30:00.217

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3586

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-189

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