CVE-2011-2900

Published: Aug 5, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Shttpd: Shttpd · Valenok: Mongoose · Yassl: Yasslews

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Shttpd Shttpd	Version 1.42
Valenok Mongoose	Version 3.0
Yassl Yasslews	Version 0.2

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (22)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065273.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065505.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065537.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/45464

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/45902

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8337

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/9

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48980

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711d0

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68991

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065273.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065505.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065537.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/45464

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/45902

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8337

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/9

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48980

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711d0

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68991

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Timeline

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