shttpd 1.42 Embedded Web Server mongoose.c _shttpd_put_dir memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in shttpd 1.42. This impacts the function _shttpd_put_dir of the file mongoose.c of the component Embedded Web Server. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2900. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in shttpd 1.42 (Web Server) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function _shttpd_put_dir of the file mongoose.c of the component Embedded Web Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 08/05/2011 by Nico Golde as tps://c (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2900. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by nion in Python and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56137 (Fedora 14 : mongoose-3.0-2.fc14 (2011-11825)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68991), Exploit-DB (17669), Zero-Day.cz (236), Tenable (56137) and SecurityFocus (BID 48980†). The entries VDB-62874, VDB-62579, VDB-66066 and VDB-66065 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
Author: nion
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Nessus ID: 56137
Nessus Name: Fedora 14 : mongoose-3.0-2.fc14 (2011-11825)
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OpenVAS ID: 864004
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mongoose FEDORA-2011-11636
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07/27/2011 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tps://c
Researcher: Nico Golde
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2900 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2900
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58199
X-Force: 68991
SecurityFocus: 48980 - Mongoose PUT Request Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 45464
Vulnerability Center: 33165 - Mongoose 3.0, YasslEWS 0.2, and SHTTPD 1.42 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 07/16/2024 04:45
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 03/31/2017 12:10 (18), 11/17/2021 09:59 (5), 11/17/2021 10:01 (1), 07/16/2024 04:45 (22)
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