THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2000-0897
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2000-0897

Small Http Server vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Small HTTP Server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly requesting a URL that references a directory that does not contain an index.html file, which consumes memory that is not released after the request is completed.
Affected vendor
Max Feoktistov
Affected product
Small Http Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2001-01-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2000-0897

  • Confirm whether Max Feoktistov Small Http Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2000-0897.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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