# CVE-2003-0899

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2003-0899
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.82
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Oct 30, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

Buffer overflow in defang in libhttpd.c for thttpd 2.21 to 2.23b1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests that contain '<' or '>' characters, which trigger the overflow when the characters are expanded to "&lt;" and "&gt;" sequences.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8906)
- [CNA](https://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-396)
- [CNA](http://secunia.com/advisories/10092)
- [CNA](http://www.osvdb.org/2729)
- [CNA](http://www.texonet.com/advisories/TEXONET-20030908.txt)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106729188224252&w=2)
- [CNA](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13530)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 20.46%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 95.4

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._