CVE-2011-2900 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.51206.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Shttpd Subscribe	Shttpd Subscribe
Valenok Subscribe	Mongoose Subscribe
Yassl Subscribe	Yasslews Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:shttpd:shttpd:1.42:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:valenok:mongoose:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:yassl:yasslews:0.2:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-08-05T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:15:31.716Z

Reserved: 2011-07-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2900

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-08-05T21:55:08.920

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-2900

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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