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CVE-2014-9707

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Embedthis — Goahead

CWEs

References

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