CVE-2007-3009 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 4 Jun 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Mbedthis AppWeb daemon via format string specifiers in HTTP requests when logging is disabled but supported.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-3009?

CVE-2007-3009 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Format string vulnerability in the MprLogToFile::logEvent function in Mbedthis AppWeb 2.0.5-4, when the build supports logging but the configuration disables logging, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via format string specifiers in the HTTP scheme, as demonstrated by a "GET %n://localhost:80/" request.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3009?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mbedthis Software Mbedthis Appweb Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3009?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-3009 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3009 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g58w-3x65-p39p.