CVE-2011-2900

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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

13.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2011-08-05

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17669
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17658

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/45464
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/9
• https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711…
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48980

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry