CVE-2003-1558 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the httpd.c component of fnord version 1.6, specifically within the do_cgi function. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by submitting an excessively long CGI request. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity but could lead to significant availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fefe:fnord:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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