CVE-2000-0897 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Small HTTP Server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly requesting a URL that references a directory that does not contain an index.html file, which consumes memory that is not released after the request is completed.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.32% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| max feoktistov | small http server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Small HTTP Server 2.0 1 - Non-Existent File Denial of Service | 2000-11-14 |
References
- http://home.lanck.net/mf/srv/index.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97421834001092&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1941
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5524
- http://home.lanck.net/mf/srv/index.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97421834001092&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1941
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5524
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