CVE-2001-1266 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Doug Neal's HTTPD Daemon (DNHTTPD) versions prior to 0.4.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to view arbitrary files on the server by using a dot-dot (%2E%2E) attack in HTTP requests. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to potential information disclosure. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it's not on the CISA KEV catalog, it has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness of the issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:doug_neal:dnhttpd:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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