CVE-2014-9707 (GCVE-0-2014-9707)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-03-31 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:55
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Date Public
2014-11-24 00:00
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