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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3586 · published 8 December 2009

CVE-2009-3586: Frank yaul corehttp vulnerability

FFrank Yaul · Corehttp

Off-by-one error in src/http.c in CoreHTTP 0.5.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long first line that triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-4060.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.4% · top 6.6% CWE-189 · CWE-189
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Off-by-one error in src/http.c in CoreHTTP 0.5.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long first line that triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-4060.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://census-labs.com/media/corex.txt ExploitPatch
http://census-labs.com/news/2009/12/02/corehttp-web-server/ Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508272/100/0/threaded
http://census-labs.com/media/corex.txt ExploitPatch
http://census-labs.com/news/2009/12/02/corehttp-web-server/ Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508272/100/0/threaded

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3586), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.