Medium severity · published Nov 25, 2019
CVE-2012-5640
thttpd has a local DoS vulnerability via specially-crafted .htpasswd files
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TH
Thttpd · Acme
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5640
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5640
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/15/1
Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5640
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5640
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5640
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