CVE-2011-2900
Mongoose, yaSSL Embedded Web Server, and Simple HTTPD Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 5, 2011, 9:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Affected Products
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CVE-2011-2900 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065273.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065505.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065537.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45464 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45902 Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8337 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/9 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48980 Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711d0 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68991 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/68991 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68991 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2011
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2900 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-2900
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
43.68 }} -3.07%
score
0.97261
percentile