CVE-2021-26843
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CVE-2021-26843 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in sthttpd through 2.27.1. On systems where the strcpy function is implemented with memcpy, the de_dotdot function may cause a Denial-of-Service (daemon crash) due to overlapping memory ranges being passed to memcpy. EPSS estimates a 1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in sthttpd through 2.27.1. On systems where the strcpy function is implemented with memcpy, the de_dotdot function may cause a Denial-of-Service (daemon crash) due to overlapping memory ranges being passed to memcpy. This can triggered with an HTTP GET request for a crafted filename. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2017-10671, but occurs in a different part of the de_dotdot function.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sthttpd Project | Sthttpd | <= 2.27.1 |
References
- https://github.com/blueness/sthttpd/issues/14Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/blueness/sthttpd/issues/14Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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