CVE-2011-2900

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2900
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-08-05 21:55:08 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Shttpd Shttpd 1.42 All All All
Application Valenok Mongoose 3.0 All All All
Application Yassl Yasslews 0.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: mongoose-3.0-2.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE id request: shttpd/mongoose/yassl embedded webserver af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
556f4de91eae - mongoose - Mongoose - easy to use web server - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Patch
Fedora update for mongoose - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Mongoose PUT Request Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE id request: shttpd/mongoose/yassl embedded webserver af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
Simple HTTPd 1.42 PUT Request Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: mongoose-3.0-2.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: mongoose-3.0-2.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Mongoose HTTP PUT Request Processing Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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