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CVE-2020-29596

high

Description

MiniWeb HTTP server 0.8.19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long name for the first parameter in a POST request.

References

https://sourceforge.net/projects/miniweb/files/miniweb/0.8/

https://securityforeveryone.com/blog/miniweb-http-server-vulnerability-0-day-cve-2020-29596

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49247

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160470/MiniWeb-HTTP-Server-0.8.19-Buffer-Overflow.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-12-21

Updated: 2026-06-17

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.06997