What is CVE-2017-1000470?

CVE-2017-1000470 is a high-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead Web Server, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000470?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Embedthis Goahead Web Server

CVE-2017-1000470

EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver versions 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the HTTP listener resulting in denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2018-01-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.079 (94.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Embedthis Goahead Web Server — versions 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

github.com/embedthis/goahead/pull/258 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/adeb4abc6c998c19524e09fde20c02b4a26765a3 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000470?: CVE-2017-1000470 is a high-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead Web Server, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000470?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.