CVE-2009-3663 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2009-3663

Format string vulnerability in the h_readrequest function in http.c in...

Vulnerability Description

Format string vulnerability in the h_readrequest function in http.c in httpdx Web Server 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Host header.

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.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

httpdx
Vulnerable Versions:
1.4

Timeline

Official Publish: October 11th, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.