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Critical
CVE-2003-0899
Buffer overflow in defang in libhttpd.c for thttpd 2.21 to...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8906
- https://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-396
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10092
- http://www.osvdb.org/2729
- http://www.texonet.com/advisories/TEXONET-20030908.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106729188224252&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13530
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Affected Vendor
acme
View all reports →Affected Software
thttpd
Vulnerable Versions:
2.21, 2.23
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 30th, 2003
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.