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.
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.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065505.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48980 | vdb entry |
| https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711d0 | patch |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45464 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45902 | third party advisory |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065537.html | vendor advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68991 | vdb entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5 | mailing list patch |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8337 | third party advisory |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065273.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/9 | mailing list patch |