CVE-2014-5336

high

Description

Monkey HTTP Server before 1.5.3, when the File Descriptor Table (FDT) is enabled and custom error messages are set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via an HTTP request that triggers an error message.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95336

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69279

http://secunia.com/advisories/60783

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/412

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/397

http://monkey-project.com/Announcements/v1.5.3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-08-26

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/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: 0.01541