Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1456 (CCN-1809)

Assigned:1998-08-10
Published:1998-08-10
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request with more than one leading / (slash) character in the filename.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 19 Aug 1998 17:27:00
thttpd 2.04 released (fwd)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1456

Source: CCN
Type: ACME Laboratories Web site
thttpd - tiny/turbo/throttling HTTP server

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/thttpd.html#releasenotes

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7361
thttpd Multiple Slash Arbitrary File Access

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
19980819 thttpd 2.04 released (fwd)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
thttpd-file-read(1809)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
thttpd-file-read(1809)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:thttpd:thttpd_http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.03)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:acme:thttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:unix:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    thttpd thttpd http server *
    acme thttpd *
    unix unix *