Vulnerability CVE-2014-9707
Published: 2015-03-31

Description:
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . (dot), which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.

Type:

CWE-17

 (Code)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Embedthis -> Goahead 

 References:
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131156/GoAhead-3.4.1-Heap-Overflow-Traversal.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/157
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535027/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032208
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/eed4a7d177bf94a54c7b06ccce88507fbd76fb77
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/106
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