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title: "CVE-2017-16249: The Debut embedded http server contains… | CubePath"
description: "The Debut embedded http server contains a remotely exploitable denial of service where a single malformed HTTP POST request can cause the server to hang…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16249
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# CVE-2017-16249: The Debut embedded http server contains… | CubePath

## Description

The Debut embedded http server contains a remotely exploitable denial of service where a single malformed HTTP POST request can cause the server to hang until eventually replying (\~300 seconds) with an HTTP 500 error. While the server is hung, print jobs over the network are blocked and the web interface is inaccessible. An attacker can continuously send this malformed request to keep the device inaccessible to legitimate traffic.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16249)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.59386 (59.4% probability)

Percentile

99.1%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL…](https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2017-017/?fid=10211)
- [trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Denial-of-Service-V…](https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Denial-of-Service-Vulnerability-in-Brother-Printers/?page=1&year=0&month=0&LangType=1033)
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/144908/Debut-Embedded-httpd-1…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144908/Debut-Embedded-httpd-1.20-Denial-Of-Service.html)
- [43119](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43119/)  (exploit-db.com) exploit

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Oct 31, 2017
2. Record published Nov 9, 2017
3. Record last updated Aug 5, 2024

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