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CVE-2003-0899 Details

Description

Buffer overflow in defang in libhttpd.c for thttpd 2.21 to 2.23b1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests that contain '<' or '>' characters, which trigger the overflow when the characters are expanded to "&lt;" and "&gt;" sequences.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106729188224252&w=2 CVEExploitMailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/10092 CVEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13530 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-396 CVEBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/2729 CVEBroken Link

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-131Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
acme thttpd
>= 2.21, < 2.23
2.23 -
2.23 b1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:2.23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:2.23:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0899
NVD Published Date:
Nov 3, 2003
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2003-0899 Details - Not Deferred