CVE-2019-20800: In Cherokee through 1.2.104, remote attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds write in cherokee_handler_cgi_add_env_pair in handler_cgi.c by sending many request…

PriorityP350critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

2.15%

79.8th percentile

In Cherokee through 1.2.104, remote attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds write in cherokee_handler_cgi_add_env_pair in handler_cgi.c by sending many request headers, as demonstrated by a GET request with many "Host: 127.0.0.1" headers.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
cherokee-project	cherokee	<= 1.2.104	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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