CVE-2001-1496

Published: Jun 21, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-193

NVD MITRE

9.8CVSSCRITICAL

EPSS Score

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 Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-193

Affected Products

n/a n/a

thttpd acme

On-prem

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

acmeoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka thttpd, mini httpd, micro httpd

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241310

securityfocus.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241953

securityfocus.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3562

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Timeline

Published

Jun 21, 2005

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

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