CVE-2020-29596 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2020-12-21

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:miniweb_http_server_project:miniweb_http_server:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-21957	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02693.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160470/MiniWeb-HTTP-Server-0.8.19-Buffer-Overflow.html
https://securityforeveryone.com/blog/miniweb-http-server-vulnerability-0-day-cve-2020-29596
https://sourceforge.net/projects/miniweb/files/miniweb/0.8/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49247

History

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Subscriptions

Miniweb Http Server Project Miniweb Http Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-12-21T21:36:06.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:55:10.475Z

Reserved: 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-29596

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-21T22:15:13.487

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:11:29.927

Link: CVE-2020-29596

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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