CVE-2006-2222 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in zawhttpd version 0.8.23 and potentially earlier versions. This flaw allows remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending a specially crafted URI containing multiple backslash characters, causing the daemon to crash. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, though it only impacts availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:norz:zawhttpd:0.8.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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