2729 : thttpd libhttpd.c defang() Function Remote Overflow
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Disclosure

Oct 27, 2003

Discovery

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Description

(Description Provided by CVE) : 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.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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