What it is
CVE-2011-2900 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Mongoose Mongoose. 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...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
High confidence
Not in CISA KEV
CVE-2011-2900
Mongoose
Mongoose / Mongoose
- Severity
- CVSS 7.5 · High
- Confidence
- High
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 13.3%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.
Who is affected?
Mongoose / Mongoose.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Mongoose
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.
- Published
- 05 Aug 2011
- Exploitation Reported
- 05 Aug 2011
- Attack vector
- Remote
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- —
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2900
- FEDORA-2011-11823 lists.fedoraproject.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-Septem...
- FEDORA-2011-11825 lists.fedoraproject.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-Septem...
- FEDORA-2011-11636 lists.fedoraproject.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-Septem...
- 45464 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/45464
- 45902 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/45902
- 8337 securityreason.com · Third-Party Advisory http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8337
- 48980 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48980
- mongoose-put-bo(68991) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68991
- [oss-security] 20110803 CVE id request: shttpd/mongoose/yassl embedded webserver openwall.com · Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/5
- [oss-security] 20110803 Re: CVE id request: shttpd/mongoose/yassl embedded webserver openwall.com · Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/9
- code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail code.google.com · CVE Record https://code.google.com/p/mongoose/source/detail?r=556f4de91eae4bac40...
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CVE
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CVE First | 2011-08-05 21:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
Check back as sensor telemetry and scanner integrations are updated.
Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v2.0
7.5
High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
13.3%
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
-
Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed
High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
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- Evidence confidence and provenance
- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2011-2900
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2011-2900",
"confidence": "High",
"cvss_score": 7.5,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.13256,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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