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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1087

CRLF injection vulnerability in the cmdIS.DLL plugin for AN HTTPD Server 1.42n allows remote attackers to spoof or hide entries in the logfile, and possibly read files using an injected type command, via CRLF sequences in an HTTP request.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 2.29%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in the cmdIS.DLL plugin for AN HTTPD Server 1.42n allows remote attackers to spoof or hide entries in the logfile, and possibly read files using an injected type command, via CRLF sequences in an HTTP request.

CVSS 2.0
6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS
2.29% probability · 83th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 April 2005
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
an/an-httpd
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.29%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-25365source ↗AN HTTPD 1.42 - Arbitrary Log Content Injectionwindows · Tan Chew Keongremote8 April 2005yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.