TI-1999-01403 Aliases CVE-1999-1456 GHSA-j7q2-439r-63fw

thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a…

LOW 26Published 2002-03-09 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request with more than one leading / (slash) character in the filename.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01697 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:thttpd:thttpd_http_server::::::::	up to 2.03	Vulnerable	thttpd

cpe:2.3:a:thttpd:thttpd_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.03 Vulnerable ·thttpd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1456
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7q2-439r-63fw

References

Other 1

http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/thttpd.html#releasenotes

TI-1999-01404 Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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