The Post_Method function in method.c for Monkey HTTP Daemon before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a POST request with an invalid or missing Content-Length header value
Published May 19, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.99%
Description
The Post_Method function in method.c for Monkey HTTP Daemon before 0.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a POST request with an invalid or missing Content-Length header value.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.1.1
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.99% (0.03987) | 90.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.02% (0.04020) | 89.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 6.65% (0.06654) | 91.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 8.53% (0.08528) | 92.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.47% (0.07468) | 91.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.06% (0.04059) | 92.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 4.06% (0.04059) | 92.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.46% (0.04458) | 91.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0023.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/Changelog.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7449 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005507 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6096 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10529 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0023.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/Changelog.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/7449 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1005507 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6096 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10529 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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