HIGH
Buffer overflow in PostMethod() function for Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with a large body
Published Apr 29, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.16%
Description
Buffer overflow in PostMethod() function for Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with a large body.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 0.6.1
- 0.1.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.6.0
No data.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.16% 0.05160
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05160
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.16% (0.05160) | 92.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.20% (0.05203) | 91.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.44% (0.07441) | 85.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.29% (0.06287) | 90.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.29% (0.03291) | 91.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 5.62% (0.05618) | 93.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 7.06% (0.07060) | 93.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 7.62% (0.07624) | 93.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.92% (0.07925) | 93.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0029.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105094204204166&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154473526898&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/Changelog.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7202 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q2/0029.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105094204204166&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105154473526898&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/Changelog.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7202 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 29, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Apr 28, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0218
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a