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 ">" sequences.

CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8906	Exploit Patch
http://www.texonet.com/advisories/TEXONET-20030908.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/2729
http://secunia.com/advisories/10092	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106729188224252&w=2
https://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-396
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13530

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.21:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.21b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.22:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.23b1:::::::*

Information

Published : 2003-11-03 05:00

Updated : 2017-07-11 01:29

NVD link : CVE-2003-0899

Mitre link : CVE-2003-0899

JSON object : View

Products Affected

acme_labs

thttpd

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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