Critical severity · published Dec 31, 2001
CVE-2001-1496
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Basic Authentication in Acme Labs thttpd 1.95 through 2.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code
9.8
CVSS
4.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Basic Authentication in Acme Labs thttpd 1.95 through 2.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.8% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TH
Thttpd · Acme
1.95 through 2.20 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1496
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1496
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241310
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241953
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3562
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7595
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