CVE-1999-1457

High

Published: 16/11/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk

1.79%

76th percentile - higher than 76% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before version 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long date string, which is not properly handled by the tdate_parse function.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, potentially leading to server takeover and access to sensitive data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the thttpd server to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures such as network traffic monitoring.

Other vulnerabilities in thttpd HTTP server

CVE-1999-1456Medium
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.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long date string, which is not properly handled by the tdate_parse function.