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CVE-2011-2900
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…
High7.5EPSS 13.3%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.3% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- FEDORA-2011-11823 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 48980 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40dc5d4ddbd9ec7c424711d0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45464 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 45902 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-11825 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- mongoose-put-bo(68991) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110803 CVE id request: shttpd/mongoose/yassl embedded webserver (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 8337 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-11636 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110803 Re: CVE id request: shttpd/mongoose/yassl embedded webserver (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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