bozohttpd 'snprintf()' Function Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:68752

Info

bozohttpd 'snprintf()' Function Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 68752
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-5015
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 17 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 17 2014 12:00AM
Credit: Mateusz Kocielski
Vulnerable: NetBSD NetBSD 6.1
NetBSD NetBSD 6.0
NetBSD NetBSD 5.2
NetBSD NetBSD 5.1
bozohttpd bozohttpd 20140201
bozohttpd bozohttpd 20111118
Not Vulnerable: bozohttpd bozohttpd 20140708

Discussion

bozohttpd 'snprintf()' Function Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

bozohttpd is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit these issues to bypass the authentication mechanism and gain unauthorized access to the protected files; this may aid in launching further attacks.

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