CVE-2009-4587 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.12% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-01-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cherokee | cherokee |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cherokee Web server 0.5.4 - Denial of Service | 2009-10-26 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507456/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507651/100/0/thread
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023095
- http://xc0re.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/cherokee-web-server-0-5-4-denial-of-service/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53957
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507456/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507651/100/0/thread
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023095
- http://xc0re.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/cherokee-web-server-0-5-4-denial-of-service/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53957
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