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TI-2012-04741 Aliases CVE-2012-5640GHSA-xg4h-q3qm-pp3c

thttpd has a local DoS vulnerability via specially-crafted .htpasswd files

Priority LOW 25CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

thttpd has a local DoS vulnerability via specially-crafted .htpasswd files

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00386 32nd 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
thttpdthttpd2012-12-15—No fix listedCNA
  • thttpd Vendorthttpd Affected 2012-12-15 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableACME
  • cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·ACME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5640
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xg4h-q3qm-pp3c

References

Advisory 4

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