CVE-1999-1457: Thttpd HTTP Server

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in thttpd HTTP server before 2.04-31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long date string, which is not properly handled by the tdate_parse function.

Affected products

• Thttpd Thttpd HTTP Server: up to and including 2.04; up to and including 2.04.31; version 1.90a only

Published 1999-11-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.