CVE-2008-0337

critical

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the _mwProcessReadSocket function in http.c in MiniWeb HTTP Server 0.8.19 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4923

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39718

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0176

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27319

http://secunia.com/advisories/28512

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-01-17

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0536