CVE-2001-1496

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-193

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 31, 2001
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2001-1496: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix