CVE-2007-6405

Public Exploit

Description

Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to download arbitrary CGI programs or scripts via a URI with an appended (1) '+' character, (2) '.' character, (3) %2e sequence (hex-encoded dot), or (4) hex-encoded character greater than 0x7f. NOTE: the %20 vector is already covered by CVE-2007-3407.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.42% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484761/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3457 third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4700 exploit
http://osvdb.org/44119 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26768 vdb entry exploit
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20071203130540.6e482c20.aluigi%40autistici.org&forum_name=shttpd-general mailing list exploit
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/shttpd-adv.txt exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6405?
CVE-2007-6405 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6405?
To fix CVE-2007-6405, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-6405 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6405 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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