CVE-2010-2195

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."

Published: 2010-08-02 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2195

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2195

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-2010-2195

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2195

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu 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

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-2195

Comment: 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.'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2195

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eterna bozohttpd 20090522 cpe:2.3:a:eterna:bozohttpd:20090522:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eterna bozohttpd 20100509 cpe:2.3:a:eterna:bozohttpd:20100509:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eterna bozohttpd 20100512 cpe:2.3:a:eterna:bozohttpd:20100512:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2195

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