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CVE-2003-1558
Buffer overflow in httpd.c of fnord 1.6 allows remote attackers to create a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.1%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in httpd.c of fnord 1.6 allows remote attackers to create a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CGI request passed to the do_cgi function.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20030117 GLSA: fnord (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.fefe.de/fnord/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 7893 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 6635 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- fnord-httpdc-cgi-bo(11121) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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