CVE-2019-20800

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-20800
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-05-18 00:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-11-21 19:55:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cherokee-project Cherokee All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CGI Handler too many headers · Issue #1224 · cherokee/webserver · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Security Audits, Penetration Tests - LogicalTrust - [EN] A-Z: Cherokee MISC logicaltrust.net Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Cherokee: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202012-09) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
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