CVE-2003-1209

The Post_Method function in Monkey HTTP Daemon before 0.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a POST request without a Content-Type header.

Published: 2003-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1209 is rated Moderate Risk (50.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.40%). EPSS rose +1.66% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1209

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 2026-06-15 0.74% 2.40% +1.66%
2 2025-03-30 0.76% 0.74% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.76% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1209

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-2003-1209

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1209

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
monkey-project monkey <= 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
monkey-project monkey 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
monkey-project monkey 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
monkey-project monkey 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:monkey-project:monkey:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1209

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