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TI-2009-00716 Aliases CVE-2009-0751GHSA-9574-q3cv-v9f8

Yaws before 1.80 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption…

Priority LOW 35CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Yaws before 1.80 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a request with a large number of headers.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10397 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.79Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.50Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.51Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.52Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.53Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.54Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.55Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.56Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.57Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.58Vulnerableyaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.79 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.50 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.51 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.52 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.53 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.54 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.55 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.56 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.57 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.58 Vulnerable ·yaws
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.61Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.62Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.63Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.64Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.65Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.66Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.67Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.68Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.70Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.71Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.72Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.73Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.74Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.75Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.76Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.77Vulnerableyaws
cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.78Vulnerableyaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.61 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.62 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.63 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.64 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.65 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.66 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.67 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.68 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.70 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.71 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.72 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.73 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.74 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.75 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.76 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.77 Vulnerable ·yaws
  • cpe:2.3:a:yaws:yaws:1.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.78 Vulnerable ·yaws

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0751
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9574-q3cv-v9f8

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2017-08057 Yaws 1.91 allows Unauthenticated Remote File Disclosure via HTTP Directory Traversal with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-15240 CGI implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to OS command injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-14922 WebDAV implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to XXE injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-03815 Path traversal in yaws CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2009-04256 Yaws 1.85 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2010-03935 Directory traversal vulnerability in Yaws 1.89 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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