CVE-2010-1544

Exp

micro_httpd on the RCA DCM425 cable modem allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via a long string to TCP port 80.

Published: 2010-04-26 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1544 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.22%, 90th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.78% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-1544

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
11597 exploit_db edb 2010-02-28 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1544

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 2025-10-17 2.44% 6.22% +3.78%
2 2025-03-30 4.51% 2.44% -2.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 4.51% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1544

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-2010-1544

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1544

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
acme micro_httpd — cpe:2.3:a:acme:micro_httpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rca digital_cable_modem dcm425 cpe:2.3:h:rca:digital_cable_modem:dcm425:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1544

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