CVE-2006-2222

Buffer overflow in zawhttpd 0.8.23, and possibly previous versions, allows remote attackers to...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in zawhttpd 0.8.23, and possibly previous versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request for a URI composed of several "" (backslash) characters.

Exploit likelihood

4.09%Down 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2006-2222
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-2222
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-2223 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-2223
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2666-cpcj-cgm4 No score

Buffer overflow in zawhttpd 0.8.23, and possibly previous versions, allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-2666-cpcj-cgm4
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

norz zawhttpd

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	zawhttpd 0.8.23 - GET Remote Buffer Overflow (Denial of Service) (PoC)	2006-05-04

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2006-2222 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Norz Zawhttpd, published May 5, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.09%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.