CVE-2001-0852 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the TUX HTTP server version 2.1.0-2, specifically affecting Red Hat Linux. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending an excessively long Host header, causing the server to become unresponsive. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a partial availability impact. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, and with no evidence of active exploitation or social media discussion, public exploit code exists in ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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