Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-2628

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in thttpd 2.07 beta 0.4, when running on Windows, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL that contains (1) a hex-encoded backslash dot-dot sequence ("%5C..") or (2) a drive letter (such as "C:").

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Affected products

Acme/Thttpd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.0.7_beta_0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:acme_labs:thttpd:2.0.7_beta_0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =2.07 beta 0.4

Patches

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References

securitytracker.com/alerts/2004/Aug/1010850.htmlnvdExploit
www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.phpnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/10862nvdExploit
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0097.htmlnvd
marc.infonvd
www.acme.com/software/thttpd/nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16882nvd

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