PT-2011-4181 · Acme+2 · Simple Httpd+2

Nico Golde · Published 2011-08-05 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2011-2900

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 Mongoose version 3.0 yaSSL Embedded Web Server (yasslEWS) version 0.2 Simple HTTPD (shttpd) version 1.42

Description The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP PUT request. This has been exploited in the wild in 2011.

Recommendations For Mongoose version 3.0, update to a version that fixes the put dir function issue. For yaSSL Embedded Web Server (yasslEWS) version 0.2, update to a version that fixes the put dir function issue. For Simple HTTPD (shttpd) version 1.42, update to a version that fixes the shttpd put dir function issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2900

Affected Products

Mongoose

Simple Httpd

Yassl Embedded Web Server

References · 14

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/17658 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/17669 · Exploit
• https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711d0 · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/9 · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/45464 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065273.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065505.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2900 · Security Note
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065537.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68991 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/45902 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/48980 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8337 · Note