# CVE-2014-5336: Monkey HTTP Server before 1.5.3, when the File Descriptor Table (FDT) is enabled and custom error messages are set, allows remote attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-08-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Monkey HTTP Server before 1.5.3, when the File Descriptor Table (FDT) is enabled and custom error messages are set, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via an HTTP request that triggers an error message.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95336
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60783
- http://monkey-project.com/Announcements/v1.5.3
- https://github.com/monkey/monkey/commit/b2d0e6f92310bb14a15aa2f8e96e1fb5379776dd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/397
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/412

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