HIGH
thttpd on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows local users to create or touch arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the start_thttpd temporary file
Published Oct 31, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
thttpd on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows local users to create or touch arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the start_thttpd temporary file.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.38% 0.00379
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00379
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 28.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396277 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22712 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1205 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20891 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396277 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22712 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1205 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20891 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Oct 31, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4248
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a