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CVE-2019-20800 Details

Description

In Cherokee through 1.2.104, remote attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds write in cherokee_handler_cgi_add_env_pair in handler_cgi.c by sending many request headers, as demonstrated by a GET request with many "Host: 127.0.0.1" headers.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1224 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1224 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cherokee-project cherokee
<= 1.2.104

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:cherokee-project:cherokee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-20800
NVD Published Date:
May 18, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-20800 Details - Not Deferred