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CVE-2002-1562

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-05-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in thttpd, when using virtual hosting, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the Host: header.

Affected products

• Acme Labs Thttpd: all versions

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000777
• http://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=103609565110472&w=2
• http://news.php.net/article.php?group=php.cvs&article=15698
• https://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-396
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000777
• http://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=103609565110472&w=2
• http://news.php.net/article.php?group=php.cvs&article=15698
• https://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-396

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