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Acme thttpd < 2.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 97144
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Synopsis
The remote server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its banner, the version of Acme thttpd server running on the remote host is prior to 2.26. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- Multiple buffer overflow conditions exist in the htpasswd utility. A local attacker can exploit these, by calling htpasswd and supplying arbitrary commands along with a username to be added to the password file, to bypass required authentication and execute arbitrary programs with elevated privileges. (CVE-2006-1078)
- A flaw exists in htpasswd that allows a local attacker to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a command line argument, which can then be used to execute other commands. (CVE-2006-1079)
- An unspecified flaw exists that allows a local attacker to create or touch arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the start_thttpd temporary file. (CVE-2006-4248)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Acme thttpd version 2.26 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 97144
File Name: acme_thttpd_2_26.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: remote
Family: Web Servers
Published: 2/14/2017
Updated: 11/13/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-4248
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:acme_labs:thttpd
Required KB Items: www/thttpd
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2006