Buffer overflow in Shttpd
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…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.537 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Shttpd — versions 1.42
- Valenok Mongoose — versions 3.0
- Yassl Yasslews — versions 0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- FEDORA-2011-11823 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- 48980 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- 45464 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- 45902 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- FEDORA-2011-11825 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- mongoose-put-bo(68991) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- [oss-security] 20110803 CVE id request: shttpd/mongoose/yassl embedded webserver (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- 8337 (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- FEDORA-2011-11636 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2900?
- CVE-2011-2900 is a vulnerability in Shttpd, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-08-05.
- Is CVE-2011-2900 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.