PT-2001-2581 · Thttpd · Thttpd

CVE-2001-1496 · Published 2001-12-31 · Updated 2024-02-08

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions thttpd versions 1.95 through 2.20

Description The issue is an off-by-one buffer overflow in Basic Authentication, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions 1.95 through 2.20, consider disabling Basic Authentication until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. Restrict access to the authentication module to minimize the risk of denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-193

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1496

Affected Products

Thttpd

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1496 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/241953 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-1496 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/241310 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3562 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7595 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/70539 · Telegram Post