CVE-2011-2900
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the (1) put_dir function in mongoose.c in Mongoose 3.0, (2) put_dir function in yasslEWS.c in yaSSL Embedded Web Server (yasslEWS) 0.2, and (3) _shttpd_put_dir function in io_dir.c in Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.42 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP PUT request, as exploited in the wild in 2011.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Simple HTTPd 1.42 - 'PUT' Remote Buffer Overflow
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065273.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065505.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065537.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45464
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45902
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8337
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48980
- https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711d0
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68991
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065273.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065505.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065537.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45464
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45902
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8337
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48980
- https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711d0
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68991
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.