CVE-2003-0899

Critical

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

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability98. percentile22.2%
ProductAcme Thttpd
PublishedNov 3, 2003
First seenNov 3, 2003

How to fix

Update
  • acme thttpd2.23 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
acme thttpd2.21 ≤ v < 2.23, 2.232.23

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