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CVE-2006-1079

Published: Mar 9, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b and possibly other products such as Apache, might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a command line argument, which is used in a call to the system function. NOTE: since htpasswd is normally installed as a non-setuid program, and the exploit is through command line options, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE. However, if there are some typical or recommended configurations that use htpasswd with sudo privileges, or common products that access htpasswd remotely, then perhaps it should be included.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
thttpdacme labs
Mixed
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
acme labscommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka acme labs thttpd, perlcal, acme server

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426823/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=114154083000296&w=2
marc.info
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25217
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 9, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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