CVE-2014-9707
highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.282 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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exploits (1)
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affected products (9)
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references (17)
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- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/157cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/535027/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/eed4a7d177bf94a54c7b06ccce88507fbd76fb77cnnvd
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/106cnnvd
- https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/releases/tag/v3.4.2Patchcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131156/GoAhead-3.4.1-Heap-Overflow-Traversal.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/157enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535027/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
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