CVE-2006-1598

AN HTTPD 1.42n, and possibly other versions before 1.42p, allows remote attackers to obtain source code of scripts via crafted requests with (1) dot and (2) space characters in the file extension.

Published: 2006-04-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1598 is rated Moderate Risk (56.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.80%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1598

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.54% 0.80% +0.26%
2 2025-03-10 0.69% 0.54% -0.15%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.69% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1598

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1598

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1598

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
an an-httpd <= 1.42n cpe:2.3:a:an:an-httpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
an an-httpd 1.2b cpe:2.3:a:an:an-httpd:1.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
an an-httpd 1.38 cpe:2.3:a:an:an-httpd:1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
an an-httpd 1.39 cpe:2.3:a:an:an-httpd:1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
an an-httpd 1.40 cpe:2.3:a:an:an-httpd:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
an an-httpd 1.41 cpe:2.3:a:an:an-httpd:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
an an-httpd 1.41b cpe:2.3:a:an:an-httpd:1.41b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
an an-httpd 1.41c cpe:2.3:a:an:an-httpd:1.41c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1598

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