CVE-2003-0899

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Published Oct 30, 2003 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 22.2% KEV · Not listed

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 "<" and ">" sequences.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 22.2% (22.187% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Acme Thttpd

Weaknesses

CWE-131

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:05 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 30, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:05 AM
Reserved: Oct 28, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 3, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:03 PM

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