CVE-2003-0899
Buffer overflow in defang in libhttpd.c for thttpd 2.21 to 2.23b1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests that contain '<' or '>' characters, which trigger the overflow when the characters are expanded to "<" and ">"…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in defang in libhttpd.c for thttpd 2.21 to 2.23b1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests that contain '<' or '>' characters, which trigger the overflow when the characters are expanded to "<" and ">" sequences.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 22.19% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-131
- Affected
- acme/thttpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106729188224252&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10092Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/2729Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8906Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.texonet.com/advisories/TEXONET-20030908.txtBroken Link, URL Repurposed
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13530Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-396Broken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106729188224252&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10092Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/2729Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8906Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.texonet.com/advisories/TEXONET-20030908.txtBroken Link, URL Repurposed
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13530Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-396Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.