bozotic HTTP server (aka bozohttpd) before 20140708, as used in NetBSD, truncates paths when checking .htpasswd restrictions, which allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP authentication scheme and access restrictions via a long path
Published Jul 24, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.74%
Description
bozotic HTTP server (aka bozohttpd) before 20140708, as used in NetBSD, truncates paths when checking .htpasswd restrictions, which allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP authentication scheme and access restrictions via a long path.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 20140201
- 19990519
- 20000421
- 20000426
- 20000427
- 20000815
- 20000825
- 20010610
- 20010812
- 20010922
- 20020710
- 20020730
- 20020803
- 20020804
- 20020823
- 20020913
- 20021106
- 20030313
- 20030409
- 20030626
- 20031005
- 20040218
- 20040808
- 20050410
- 20060517
- 20060710
- 20080303
- 20090417
- 20090522
- 20100509
- 20100512
- 20100617
- 20100621
- 20100920
- 20111118
- 20140102
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 6.0
- 6.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 2, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01743) | 76.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01743) | 74.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00573) | 66.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 77.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 76.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00730) | 80.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00718) | 79.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00718) | 77.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-007.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/180 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.eterna.com.au/bozohttpd/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.eterna.com.au/bozohttpd/CHANGES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.osvdb.org/109283 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68752 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94751 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-007.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDVendor Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/180 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.eterna.com.au/bozohttpd/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.eterna.com.au/bozohttpd/CHANGES | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/109283 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68752 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94751 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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