Info

Disclosure

Oct 29, 2003

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

thttpd contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered due to an unknown sockaddr type, and will result in loss of availability for the daemon. No further details have been provided.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.20 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

ACME Laboratories

thttpd

2.19

References

Vendor URL: http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/#releasenotes

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/7365