ID:659 - Exploit for Stack-based buffer overflow in yassl.com products - CVE-2011-2900

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:659 - Exploit for Stack-based buffer overflow in yassl.com products - CVE-2011-2900

ID:659 - Exploit for Stack-based buffer overflow in yassl.com products - CVE-2011-2900

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2935
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2900
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
SHTTPD
Mongoose
yaSSL

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the put_dir() function when processing malicious requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP PUT request, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website:
https://code.google.com/archive/p/mongoose/