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THTTPD tdate_parse() Buffer Overflow

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THTTPD tdate_parse() Buffer Overflow

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/10/1999
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/29/2007
Modified
12/04/2013

Description

THTTPD versions 1.90a to 2.04 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the tdate_parse() function. An attacker could execute arbitrary code by sending a specially-crafted "If-Modified-Since" header with an HTTP request to the server.

Solution(s)

  • thttpd-upgrade-latest

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