CVE-2017-10671 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the de_dotdot function in libhttpd.c in sthttpd before 2.27.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted filename.

Published: 2017-06-29

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sthttpd_project:sthttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-2318	Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the de_dotdot function in libhttpd.c in sthttpd before 2.27.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted filename.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00287.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/15/9
https://github.com/blueness/sthttpd/commit/c0dc63a49d8605649f1d8e4a96c9b468b0bff660
https://github.com/blueness/sthttpd/releases/tag/v2.27.1

History

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Subscriptions

Sthttpd Project Sthttpd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-29T08:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:41:55.528Z

Reserved: 2017-06-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-10671

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-29T08:29:00.217

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-10671

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

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