Out-of-Bounds Affecting mini_httpd package, versions <1.29-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE311-MINIHTTPD-544203
  • published6 Feb 2018
  • disclosed6 Feb 2018

Introduced: 6 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-17663  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.11 mini_httpd to version 1.29-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mini_httpd package and not the mini_httpd package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The htpasswd implementation of mini_httpd before v1.28 and of thttpd before v2.28 is affected by a buffer overflow that can be exploited remotely to perform code execution.