Monkey HTTP Daemon up to 0.6.1 POST Request Post_Method Content-type input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Monkey HTTP Daemon up to 0.6.1. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is the function Post_Method of the component POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument Content-type results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2003-1209. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Monkey HTTP Daemon up to 0.6.1 (Web Server). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function Post_Method of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument Content-type with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Post_Method function in Monkey HTTP Daemon before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a POST request without a Content-Type header.

The bug was discovered 03/24/2003. The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1209 since 05/19/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 282 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86553 (Monkey HTTP Daemon Missing Content-Type Field Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 0.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11650), SecurityFocus (BID 7201†), OSVDB (20201†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8888†). The entries VDB-19308 and VDB-20429 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HTTP Daemon 0.6.2

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03/24/2003 🔍
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12/31/2003 +282 days 🔍
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05/19/2005 +505 days 🔍
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08/22/2014 +3300 days 🔍
07/17/2025 +3982 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2003-1209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21147
X-Force: 11650
SecurityFocus: 7201 - Monkey HTTP Daemon Missing Content-Type Field Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 20201 - CVE-2003-1209 - Monkey HTTP Daemon - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8888 - DoS in Monkey HTTP Daemon < 0.6.2 via Missing Content-Type Value, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2014 15:55
Updated: 07/17/2025 19:23
Changes: 08/22/2014 15:55 (63), 06/08/2019 10:05 (5), 07/17/2025 19:23 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:E05:103

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