CVE-1999-1456

high

Description

thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request with more than one leading / (slash) character in the filename.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1809

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/10368

http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/thttpd.html#releasenotes

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-12-31

Updated: 2024-11-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High