Stack-based buffer overflow in Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.34 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI.

published 2006-10-09 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5201

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 64.2%; EPSS 64.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Timeline

2006-10-05 First public exploit (EDB-2482)
2006-10-09 Published

Exploit prediction

64.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/http/shttpd_post SHTTPD URI-Encoded POST Request Overflow metasploit exploit, average rank, 2006-10-06
EDB-16759 SHTTPD 1.34 (Windows x86) - URI-Encoded POST Request Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-05-09
EDB-2482 SHTTPD 1.34 - 'POST' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2006-10-05

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/2482
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/22294
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050146.html
mailing-list
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/29368
vdb-entry
exploitlabs.com /files/advisories/EXPL-A-2006-005-shttpd.txt
securitytracker.com /id?1017088
vdb-entry
vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/3939
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/20393
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2006-5216
NVD CVE-2006-5216

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Summary