bozotic HTTP server (aka bozohttpd) 20090522 through 20100512 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a "wrong code generation interaction with GCC."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2195 is rated Moderate Risk (40.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2025-03-30 | 0.50% | 0.42% | -0.08% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.37% | 0.50% | +0.12% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.37% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2010-2195 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bozohttpd), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 12, ignored 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2195 |
: Per: http://www.eterna.com.au/bozohttpd/ 'please note that a bozohttpd versions 20090522 to 20100512, inclusive, have a serious wrong code generation interaction with GCC that has been fixed in the 20100617 release. any one using these versions should upgrade to the 20100617 release, or newer.'