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CVE-1999-1457

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

7.5 High

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long date string, which is not properly handled by the tdate_parse function.

Exploit likelihood

1.79%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long date string, which is not properly handled by the tdate_parse function.

Record
CVE-1999-1457
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long date string, which is not properly handled by the tdate_parse function.

Record
CVE-1999-1457
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1438 No score

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long date string, which is not properly handled by the tdate_parse function.

Record
EUVD-1999-1438
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xm4r-f4rc-2jjh No score

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long date string, which is not properly handled by the tdate_parse function.

Record
GHSA-xm4r-f4rc-2jjh
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-1457 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Thttpd Http Server, published November 16, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.79%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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