CVE-2009-3663

critical

Description

Format string vulnerability in the h_readrequest function in http.c in httpdx Web Server 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the Host header.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53205

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2654

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9657

http://secunia.com/advisories/36734

http://osvdb.org/58129

http://httpdx.sourceforge.net/downloads/changelog.log

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-10-11

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H