CVE-2008-7014

fhttpd 0.4.2 - Denial of Service via Malformed Authorization Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-7014. PoCs published by Jeremy Brown.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a segmentation fault in fhttpd 0.4.2 by sending a malformed HTTP request with a crafted 'Authorization: Basic' header containing a pipe character. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of the input in the 'un64' function, leading to a crash.

Description

fhttpd 0.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an Authorization HTTP header with an invalid character after the Basic value.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jeremy Brown · perldoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6493

This exploit triggers a segmentation fault in fhttpd 0.4.2 by sending a malformed HTTP request with a crafted 'Authorization: Basic' header containing a pipe character. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of the input in the 'un64' function, leading to a crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: fhttpd 0.4.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · fhttpd 0.4.2 running on the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31265
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6493
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45278

Scores

EPSS 0.0261
EPSS Percentile 83.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
fhttpd/fhttpd 0.4.2
Published Aug 19, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026