CVE-2011-2900

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2011-08-05

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Shttpd (Shttpd)
• Mongoose (Valenok)
• Yasslews (Yassl)

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