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CVE-1999-1457 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows)

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.

CVE IDCVE-1999-1457
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.5
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-11-16
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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