Description
Multiple buffer overflows in htpasswd, as used in Acme thttpd 2.25b, and possibly other products such as Apache, might allow local users to gain privileges via (1) a long command line argument and (2) a long line in a file. NOTE: since htpasswd is normally installed as a non-setuid program, and the exploit is through command line options, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE. However, if there are some typical or recommended configurations that use htpasswd with sudo privileges, or common products that access htpasswd remotely, then perhaps it should be included.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- acme_labs / thttpd2.25b – 2.25b
References
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-January/051562.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426823/100/0/threaded
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=114154083000296&w=2
- MAILING_LISThttp://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Oct/0359.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16972
- MISChttp://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41279
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=114153031201867&w=2
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25216
- MISChttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-09/0547.html
- MISChttp://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31975
- MISChttp://www.security-express.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-10/1117.html
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31236
- MAILING_LISThttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/13
- EXPLOIThttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175949/m-privacy-TightGate-Pro-Code-Execution-Insecure-Permissions.html