Monkey HTTP Server before 1.5.3, when the File Descriptor Table (FDT) is enabled and custom error messages are set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via an HTTP request that triggers an error message
Published Aug 26, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.45%
Description
Monkey HTTP Server before 1.5.3, when the File Descriptor Table (FDT) is enabled and custom error messages are set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via an HTTP request that triggers an error message.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.5.2
- 0.1.1
- 0.1.4
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 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
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.3
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.5
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.10.0
- 0.10.1
- 0.10.2
- 0.10.3
- 0.11.0
- 0.11.1
- 0.12.0
- 0.12.1
- 0.12.2
- 0.13.0
- 0.13.1
- 0.13.2
- 0.20.0
- 0.20.1
- 0.20.2
- 0.20.3
- 0.21.0
- 0.30.0
- 0.31.0
- 0.32.0
- 0.33.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.4.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.3
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:M/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 | 2.45% (0.02454) | 83.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.45% (0.02454) | 82.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.54% (0.01541) | 80.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.27% (0.01274) | 86.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.27% (0.01274) | 85.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.27% (0.01274) | 83.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://monkey-project.com/Announcements/v1.5.3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/397 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/412 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60783 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69279 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95336 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/monkey/monkey/commit/b2d0e6f92310bb14a15aa2f8e96e1fb5379776dd x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://monkey-project.com/Announcements/v1.5.3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/397 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/412 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60783 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69279 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95336 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/monkey/monkey/commit/b2d0e6f92310bb14a15aa2f8e96e1fb5379776dd | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch |
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