CVE-2005-0453
The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control...
The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.
- Record
CVE-2005-0453- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.
- Record
CVE-2005-0453- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0454 No score
The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.
- Record
EUVD-2005-0454- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-574f-8c2v-j6gg No score
The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control...
The buffer_urldecode function in Lighttpd 1.3.7 and earlier does not properly handle control characters, which allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for CGI and FastCGI scripts via a URL with a %00 (null) character after the file extension.
- Record
GHSA-574f-8c2v-j6gg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0453 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Lighttpd, published February 16, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.