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 "<" and ">" sequences.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0899
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13530
• https://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-396
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106729188224252&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10092
• http://www.osvdb.org/2729
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8906
• http://www.texonet.com/advisories/TEXONET-20030908.txt