HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allows…
Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · 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
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long account name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03568 89th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0406
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v24h-cghj-p7rq
References
More Hfs Http File Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00380 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00383 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to append arbitrary text to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2008-00385 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows remote attackers to obtain configuration and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-00382 HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c tags HTTP request log entries with the username sent… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-00384 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-0406 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0406 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v24h-cghj-p7rq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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