CVE-2003-1198

connection.c in Cherokee web server before 0.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP POST request without a Content-Length header field.

Published: 2003-12-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1198 is rated Moderate Risk (45/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.80%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1198

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 1.12% 0.80% -0.32%
2 2024-12-17 1.44% 1.12% -0.32%
3 2024-04-16 — 1.44% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1198

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1198

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2003-1198

Solution: This was fixed in version 0.4.6-20040101.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1198

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1198

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