CVE-2013-3843

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 20.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-06-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the mk_request_header_process function in mk_request.c in Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTTP header.

Affected products

monkey: through 1.2.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0015.html
http://bugs.monkey-project.com/ticket/182
http://monkey-project.com/Announcements/v1.2.1
http://secunia.com/advisories/53697
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84755
https://github.com/monkey/monkey/issues/88
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-06/0015.html
http://bugs.monkey-project.com/ticket/182
http://monkey-project.com/Announcements/v1.2.1
http://secunia.com/advisories/53697
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84755
https://github.com/monkey/monkey/issues/88

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