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 v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:2.23:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:2.23:b1::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2003-11-03 05:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2003-0899

Mitre link : CVE-2003-0899

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2003-0899

JSON object : View

Products Affected

acme

thttpd

CWE

CWE-131

Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

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