Description
Buffer overflow in the httpdProcessRequest function in LibHTTPD 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- LibHTTPD 1.2 - POST Buffer Overflow EDB-22016 · remote · Nov 13, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20021113 Remote Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Lib HTTPd. mailing-list
- 20021124 LibHTTPD Vulnerability and fix mailing-list
- libhttpd-httpdprocessrequest-bo(10615) vdb-entry
- 6172 vdb-entry
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6H00I2060I.html