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CVE-2006-4248

Published: Oct 31, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

thttpd on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows local users to create or touch arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the start_thttpd temporary file.

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

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

thttpdacme labs
Mixed
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
n/an/a
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
acme labscommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka acme labs thttpd, perlcal, acme server
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396277
bugs.debian.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22712
secunia.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1205
debian.org
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Timeline

Published
Oct 31, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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