Vulnerability in Frank Yaul Corehttp
CVE-2009-3586
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.064 (93.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.064 · newest: 0.064 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Frank Yaul Corehttp — versions 0.5.3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- census-labs.com/media/corex.txt (Exploit, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508272/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- census-labs.com/news/2009/12/02/corehttp-web-server/ (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3586?
- CVE-2009-3586 is a vulnerability in Frank Yaul Corehttp, classified under CWE-189. Published 2009-12-08.
- Is CVE-2009-3586 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.