CVE-2013-3843

Stack-based buffer overflow in the mk_request_header_process function in mk_request.c in Monkey...

6.8 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

20.2%Down 26.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2013-3843
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-3843
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-3775 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-3775
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jx72-57vf-qgff No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the mk_request_header_process function in mk_request.c in Monkey...

Record: GHSA-jx72-57vf-qgff
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

monkey-project monkey

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Monkey HTTPD Header Parsing Denial of Service (DoS)	2013-05-30

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-3843 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Monkey-project Monkey, published June 13, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.