CVE-2014-4927: acme micro_httpd

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4927 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in acme micro_httpd. EPSS estimates a 11.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 24-07-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in ACME micro_httpd, as used in D-Link DSL2750U and DSL2740U and NetGear WGR614 and MR-ADSL-DG834 routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in the URI in a GET request.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.