CVE-2018-9059 — Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7

Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2014-3791.

01What is this vulnerability?

Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2014-3791.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-04-20T21:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T07:10:47.407Z

09References

• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147246/Easy-File-Sharing-Web-Server-7.2-Buf…
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44522/
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44485/