The htpasswd implementation of mini_httpd before v1.28 and of thttpd before v2.28 is affected by a buffer overflow that can be exploited remotely to perform code execution.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The htpasswd implementation of mini_httpd before v1.28 and of thttpd before v2.28 is affected by a buffer     overflow that can be exploited remotely to perform code execution. (CVE-2017-17663)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - The htpasswd implementation of mini_httpd before v1.28 and of thttpd before v2.28 is affected by a buffer
    overflow that can be exploited remotely to perform code execution. (CVE-2017-17663)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
255345	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-17663	Nessus	Misc.	critical
424152	Alpine: multiple mini_httpd packages: security update to 1.29-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	critical
424152	Alpine: multiple mini_httpd packages: security update to 1.29-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	critical
400722	Alpine: multiple mini_httpd packages: security update to 1.27-r2 (deprecated)	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	critical
400722	Alpine: multiple mini_httpd packages: security update to 1.27-r2 (deprecated)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	critical

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