CVE-2006-2222

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2006-2222 · Published 05/05/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-2222 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting zawhttpd (norz).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.1%, higher than 90.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
zawhttpd norz	`= 0.8.23`	No fix yet

Description

Buffer overflow in zawhttpd 0.8.23, and possibly previous versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request for a URI composed of several "\" (backslash) characters.

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/852
securitytracker.com/id
osvdb.org/25671
securiteam.com/exploits/5OP0315IKK.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/432955/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/17814 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26257

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