CVE-2006-2222

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-05-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in zawhttpd 0.8.23, and possibly previous versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request for a URI composed of several "\" (backslash) characters.

Affected products

Norz Zawhttpd: 0.8.23

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/852
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016030
http://www.osvdb.org/25671
http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5OP0315IKK.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432955/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17814
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26257
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/852
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016030
http://www.osvdb.org/25671
http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5OP0315IKK.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432955/100/0/threaded

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