MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in zawhttpd 0.8.23, and possibly previous versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request for a URI composed of several "\" (backslash) characters
Published May 5, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.00%
Description
Buffer overflow in zawhttpd 0.8.23, and possibly previous versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a request for a URI composed of several "\" (backslash) characters.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.00% 0.03999
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03999
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.00% (0.03999) | 90.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.00% (0.03999) | 89.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 8.37% (0.08374) | 92.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.36% (0.05357) | 89.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.75% (0.06755) | 85.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.36% (0.05357) | 89.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 19.45% (0.19447) | 96.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 19.45% (0.19447) | 95.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.50% (0.17499) | 95.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/852 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016030 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/25671 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5OP0315IKK.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432955/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17814 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26257 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/852 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016030 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25671 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5OP0315IKK.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432955/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17814 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26257 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 5, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 5, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2222
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a