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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 "&lt;" and "&gt;" sequences.

  • Published: Nov 3, 2003
  • Updated: May 9, 2024
  • CVE: CVE-2003-0899
  • Severity: Critical
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Critical
  • Score: 9.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
acme / thttpd 2.23 2.23.x
acme / thttpd 2.23-b1 2.23-b1.x
acme / thttpd 2.21 2.23