Out-of-Bounds Affecting mini-httpd package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-MINIHTTPD-1554246
  • 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?

There is no fixed version for Debian:12 mini-httpd.

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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 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.