CVE-2006-1078

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Acme Labs Thttpd: 2.25b

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-09/0547.html
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31975
http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41279
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-January/051562.html
http://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=114153031201867&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=114154083000296&w=2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175949/m-privacy-TightGate-Pro-Code-Execution-Insecure-Permissions.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Oct/0359.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/13
http://www.security-express.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-10/1117.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426823/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16972

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