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CVE-1999-1456

thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET...

5.0 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.70%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-1999-1456
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-1999-1456
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1437 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-1999-1437
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j7q2-439r-63fw No score

thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET...

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.

Record
GHSA-j7q2-439r-63fw
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-1456 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Thttpd Http Server, published December 31, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.70%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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