ghttpd Daemon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:2879

Info

ghttpd Daemon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2879
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2001-0820
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 17 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:56AM
Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by qitest1 <[email protected]> and submitted to BugTraq on June 17th, 2001.
Vulnerable: ghttpd ghttpd 1.4.3
ghttpd ghttpd 1.4.2
ghttpd ghttpd 1.4.1
ghttpd ghttpd 1.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

ghttpd Daemon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

ghttpd is a freely available, open source web server for Unix systems. ghttpd supports CGI and is easy to configure and use.

A buffer overflow is known to exist in ghttp which will allow arbitrary code to be executed with the privileges of the webserver.

Proof-of-concept code has demonstrated that this vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers.

Exploit / POC

ghttpd Daemon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

qitest1 &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote and submitted this proof-of-concept exploit:

Solution / Fix

ghttpd Daemon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The following is an unofficial patch for ghttpd 1.4.2 provided by Marc Pompl:


ghttpd ghttpd 1.4.2

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