CVE-2011-2900 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via HTTP PUT requests due to a stack-based buffer overflow in embedded web servers.
- 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-2011-2900?
CVE-2011-2900 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2900?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Shttpd Shttpd, Valenok Mongoose, Yassl Yasslews.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2900?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2900 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-2011-2900 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2900 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jhp-7x6r-7792.