CVE-2009-3586

Off-by-one error in src/http.c in CoreHTTP 0.5.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long first line that triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-4060.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2009-12-08

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected products

• Corehttp (Frank Yaul)

References

• http://census-labs.com/media/corex.txt
• http://census-labs.com/news/2009/12/02/corehttp-web-server/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508272/100/0/threaded