CVE-2012-5640

MEDIUM

thttpd - Denial of Service via Crafted .htpasswd File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

thttpd has a local DoS vulnerability via specially-crafted .htpasswd files

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5640
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-5640
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/15/1
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5640

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 30.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
acme/thttpd
Published Nov 25, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026