CVE-2006-1078

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 43.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2006-03-09 00:00Z20 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-01-16 20:02Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2006-03-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.1

Document digest

28fb5387576c91ea4f43edc967e8b6a13b22ba261844adb3e80e427e6a462888

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• www.securityfocus.com20060305 htpasswd bufferoverflow and command execution in thttpd-2.25b.http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426823/100/0/threadedmailing-list
• marc.info[thttpd] 20060305 Re: htpasswd.c security issueshttp://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=114154083000296&w=2mailing-list
• seclists.org20041029 Re: local buffer overflow in htpasswd for apache 1.3.31 not fixed in .33?http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Oct/0359.htmlmailing-list
• www.securityfocus.com16972http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16972vdb-entry
• issues.apache.orghttp://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41279
• marc.info[thttpd] 20060305 htpasswd.c security issueshttp://marc.info/?l=thttpd&m=114153031201867&w=2mailing-list
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comthttpd-command-file-bo(25216)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25216vdb-entry
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• issues.apache.orghttp://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31975
• www.security-express.com20041029 Apache 1.3.33 local buffer overflow in apache 1.3.31 not fixed in .33?http://www.security-express.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-10/1117.htmlmailing-list
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comapache-htpasswd-strcpy-bo(31236)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31236vdb-entry
• seclists.org20231127 SEC Consult SA-20231122 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in m-privacy TightGate-Prohttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/13mailing-list
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175949/m-privacy-TightGate-Pro-Code-Execution-Insecure-Permissions.html