PT-2008-1970 · Miniweb · Miniweb Http Server

Hamid Ebadi · Published 2008-01-17 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-0337

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MiniWeb HTTP Server version 0.8.19

Description The issue is a heap-based buffer overflow in the mwProcessReadSocket function, located in the http.c file. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI.

Recommendations For MiniWeb HTTP Server version 0.8.19, consider restricting access to the mwProcessReadSocket function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the length of URIs that can be processed by the server to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0337

Affected Products

Miniweb Http Server

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/4923 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://bugtraq.ir/adv/miniweb_english.pdf · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0337 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28512 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39718 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0176 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27319 · Note