Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17663

Description

The htpasswd implementation of mini_httpd before v1.28 and of thttpd before v2.28 is affected by a buffer overflow that can be exploited remotely to perform code execution.

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Affected products

Thttpd/thttpdllm-fuzzy
Range: <2.28
Mini Httpd/mini_httpdllm-fuzzy
Range: <1.28
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/thttpd&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 2.29-3.9

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

acme.com/updates/archive/199.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory

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