CVE-2001-1496 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Off-by-one buffer overflow in Basic Authentication in Acme Labs thttpd 1.95 through 2.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-06-21

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 13.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13888.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241310
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241953
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3562
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7595

History

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Subscriptions

Acme Thttpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-21T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.389Z

Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1496

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-1496

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-193

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