NULL pointer dereference in Cherokee-project Cherokee
CVE-2020-12845
Cherokee 0.4.27 to 1.2.104 is affected by a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereferences. A remote unauthenticated attacker can crash the server by sending an HTTP request to protected resources using a malformed Authorization head…
EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Cherokee-project Cherokee
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12845?
- CVE-2020-12845 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cherokee-project Cherokee, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12845?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-12845 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.