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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

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.79%EPSS, 78th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

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 ListNo 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-1999-1438No 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-2jjhNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

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