CVE-1999-1456

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-1999-1456 · Published 31/12/1999 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-1999-1456 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting thttpd http server (thttpd).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 77.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
thttpd http server thttpd	`≤ 2.03`	No fix yet

Description

thttpd HTTP server 2.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request with more than one leading / (slash) character in the filename.

References

acme.com/software/thttpd/thttpd.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/10368 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1809

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