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    CVE-2006-4248

    thttpd on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows local users to create or touch arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the start_thttpd temporary file.

    Published:Oct 31, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 31, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.00049
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Acme Labs
    Product
    Thttpd

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2002-1562 (CVSS 5) — Directory traversal vulnerability in thttpd, when using virtual hosting, allows remote attackers to read arbit…
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High