Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1496

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.

Affected products

Acme/Thttpd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:acme:thttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.95,<=2.20
- (no CPE)range: 1.95 - 2.20

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241310nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241953nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3562nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7595nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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