UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17663

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17663
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17663.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17663
Upstream
Published
2018-02-06T17:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:32Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / mini-httpd

Package

Name
mini-httpd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mini-httpd@1.19-9.3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.19-9.3
1.19-9.3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.19-9.3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "mini-httpd"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / mini-httpd

Package

Name
mini-httpd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mini-httpd@1.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.19-9.3
1.21-1ubuntu1
1.23-1
1.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.23-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "mini-httpd"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mini-httpd

Package

Name
mini-httpd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mini-httpd@1.23-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.23-1.2
1.23-1.2build1
1.23-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.23-1.2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "mini-httpd"
        }
    ]
}