CVE-2019-20800
CRITICALCherokee <= 1.2.104 - Out-of-bounds Write via Request Headers
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1224
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0215
EPSS Percentile
80.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
cherokee-project/cherokee
< 1.2.104
Published
May 18, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026