CVE-2002-1562 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Directory traversal vulnerability in thttpd, when using virt)
Directory traversal vulnerability in thttpd, when using virtual hosting, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the Host: header.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1562 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-05-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Directory traversal vulnerability in thttpd, when using virtual hosting, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the Host: header. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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