CVE-2009-4587
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via...
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an MS-DOS reserved word in a URI, as demonstrated by the AUX reserved word.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an MS-DOS reserved word in a URI, as demonstrated by the AUX reserved word.
- Record
CVE-2009-4587- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an MS-DOS reserved word in a URI, as demonstrated by the AUX reserved word.
- Record
CVE-2009-4587- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4553 No score
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an MS-DOS reserved word in a URI, as demonstrated by the AUX reserved word.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4553- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-78mf-v8rq-9gfp No score
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via...
Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an MS-DOS reserved word in a URI, as demonstrated by the AUX reserved word.
- Record
GHSA-78mf-v8rq-9gfp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Cherokee Web server 0.5.4 - Denial of Service | 2009-10-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4587 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cherokee, published January 7, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.12%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1023095
xc0re.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/cherokee-web-server-0-5-4-denial-of-service
securityfocus.com/archive/1/507651/100/0/thread
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53957
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4587
github.com/advisories/GHSA-78mf-v8rq-9gfp