CVE-2006-2222

zawhttpd 0.8.23 - Denial of Service via Backslash URI Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-2222. PoCs published by Kamil Sienicki.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in zawhttpd by sending a malformed HTTP GET request with an excessive number of backslashes. The exploit attempts to crash the service, demonstrating a denial-of-service condition.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Kamil Sienicki · perldoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1746

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in zawhttpd by sending a malformed HTTP GET request with an excessive number of backslashes. The exploit attempts to crash the service, demonstrating a denial-of-service condition.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: zawhttpd (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target service · Target service running on a vulnerable version of zawhttpd
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/25671
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5OP0315IKK.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016030
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26257
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432955/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/852
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17814

Scores

EPSS 0.0400
EPSS Percentile 89.2%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
norz/zawhttpd 0.8.23
Published May 05, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026