Monkey HTTP Daemon up to 0.6.1 Post PostMethod body memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Monkey HTTP Daemon up to 0.6.1 and classified as critical. This affects the function PostMethod of the component Post Handler. The manipulation of the argument body leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0218. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Monkey HTTP Daemon up to 0.6.1 (Web Server). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function PostMethod of the component Post Handler. The manipulation of the argument body with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in PostMethod() function for Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) 0.6.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST request with a large body.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2003 by Matthew Murphy (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0218 since 04/28/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11544 (Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) PostMethod() Function Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86551 (Monkey HTTP Daemon Excessive POST Data Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11820), Tenable (11544), SecurityFocus (BID 7202†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1543†). The entries VDB-19308 and VDB-21147 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11544
Nessus Name: Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) PostMethod() Function Remote Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 11544
OpenVAS Name: MonkeyWeb POST with too much data
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/28/2003 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Matthew Murphy
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-0218 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0218
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20429
X-Force: 11820
SecurityFocus: 7202 - Monkey HTTP Daemon Excessive POST Data Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1543 - Buffer Overflow in Monkey HTTP Daemon PostMethod() Function Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:49
Updated: 08/23/2025 06:21
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:49 (77), 05/11/2019 00:11 (2), 08/23/2025 06:21 (20)
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