Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the de_dotdot function in libhttpd.c in sthttpd before…
Priority LOW 37CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the de_dotdot function in libhttpd.c in sthttpd before 2.27.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted filename.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01525 74th 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:sthttpd_project:sthttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.27.1 | Vulnerable | Sthttpd Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:sthttpd_project:sthttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.27.1 Vulnerable ·Sthttpd Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10671
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7q3-c7q5-xfgf
References
More Sthttpd Project Sthttpd vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-08461 An issue was discovered in sthttpd through 2.27.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-10671 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-10671 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7q3-c7q5-xfgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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