CVE-2008-0406 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
HTTP File Server (HFS) before 2.2c, when account names are used as log filenames, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long account name.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.57% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-01-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hfs | http file server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) 1.5/2.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2008-01-23 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28631
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3581
- http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486873/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-log.txt
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39875
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28631
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3581
- http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=wn
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486873/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27423
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfs-1-log.txt
- http://www.syhunt.com/advisories/hfshack.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39875
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