CVE-2000-0897

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5524

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2000-0884

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1941

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97421834001092&w=2

http://home.lanck.net/mf/srv/index.htm

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-01-09

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03318