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TI-1999-01404 Aliases CVE-1999-1457GHSA-xm4r-f4rc-2jjh

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

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 · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long date string, which is not properly handled by the tdate_parse function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01791 78th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:thttpd:thttpd_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.04; up to 2.04.31Vulnerablethttpd
cpe:2.3:a:thttpd:thttpd_http_server:1.90a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.90aVulnerablethttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:thttpd:thttpd_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.04; up to 2.04.31 Vulnerable ·thttpd
  • cpe:2.3:a:thttpd:thttpd_http_server:1.90a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.90a Vulnerable ·thttpd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1457
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm4r-f4rc-2jjh

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-1999-01403 thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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