EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver 4.0.0 CGI null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver 4.0.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CGI Handler. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-1000471. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver 4.0.0 (Web Server). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component CGI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver version 4.0.0 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in the CGI handler resulting in memory corruption or denial of service.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-1000471 since 01/03/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 5e6be61e42448f503e75e287dc332b1ecbf2a665
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-1000471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1000471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111277
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/04/2018 07:30
Updated: 01/20/2023 07:43
Changes: 01/04/2018 07:30 (58), 12/19/2019 10:45 (1), 01/20/2023 07:37 (4), 01/20/2023 07:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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