MEDIUM
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an MS-DOS reserved word in a URI, as demonstrated by the AUX reserved word
Published Jan 7, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.12%
Description
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an MS-DOS reserved word in a URI, as demonstrated by the AUX reserved word.
Affected products
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.12% 0.04124
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04124
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04124) | 90.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04124) | 89.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.87% (0.10869) | 92.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 10.81% (0.10811) | 95.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.55% (0.09552) | 94.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | 8.42% (0.08417) | 94.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 10.13% (0.10132) | 94.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 13.66% (0.13662) | 95.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 18.13% (0.18130) | 95.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | 30.87% (0.30871) | 96.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 45.60% (0.45603) | 96.80th | 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) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507456/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507651/100/0/thread mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36814 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023095 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://xc0re.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/cherokee-web-server-0-5-4-denial-of-service/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53957 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507456/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507651/100/0/thread | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36814 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023095 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://xc0re.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/cherokee-web-server-0-5-4-denial-of-service/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53957 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 7, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 7, 2010
Link CVE-2009-4587
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a