CVE-2020-29596

HIGH

MiniWeb HTTP server 0.8.19 - DoS

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by securityforeveryone.com · pythonwebappsmultiple

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

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160470/MiniWeb-HTTP-Server-0.8.19-Buffer-Overflow.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://securityforeveryone.com/blog/miniweb-http-server-vulnerability-0-day-cve-2020-29596

[Product, Third Party Advisory] https://sourceforge.net/projects/miniweb/files/miniweb/0.8/

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49247

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0700

EPSS Percentile 91.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-120

Status published

Products (1)

miniweb_http_server_project/miniweb_http_server 0.8.19

Published Dec 21, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026