The get_real_string function in Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) 0.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request with a sequence of "%" characters and a missing Host field
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.73%
Description
The get_real_string function in Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) 0.8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request with a sequence of "%" characters and a missing Host field.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.8.1
- 0.1.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.6.3
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.8.0
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.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.73% (0.03726) | 89.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.76% (0.03757) | 88.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.34% (0.09341) | 92.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 5.51% (0.05508) | 93.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.53% (0.06527) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 9.19% (0.09187) | 93.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.03% (0.10025) | 93.91th | 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://aluigi.altervista.org/poc/monkeydos.zip x_refsource_MISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652610506968&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.osvdb.org/3921 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9642 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15187 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/poc/monkeydos.zip | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652610506968&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://monkeyd.sourceforge.net/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/3921 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9642 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15187 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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