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.
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 2
- Simple HTTPd 1.42 - 'PUT' Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-17669 · remote · Aug 15, 2011
- Simple HTTPd 1.42 - Denial of Servive EDB-17658 · dos · Aug 12, 2011
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- FEDORA-2011-11823 vendor-advisory
- 48980 vdb-entry
- https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711d0
- 45464 third-party-advisory
- 45902 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-11825 vendor-advisory
- mongoose-put-bo(68991) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110803 CVE id request: shttpd/mongoose/yassl embedded webserver mailing-list
- 8337 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-11636 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110803 Re: CVE id request: shttpd/mongoose/yassl embedded webserver mailing-list