Out-of-bounds Read in mini_httpd long protocol string handling
CVE-2015-1548 affects mini_httpd 1.21 and earlier. The vulnerability is triggered by an HTTP request containing an excessively long protocol string, which causes an incorrect response size calculation and results in an out-of-bounds read from process memory. Because mini_httpd is embedded in various network appliances and SOHO/IoT devices, a remote attacker can exploit the flaw over the network to cause the server to return memory contents beyond the intended buffer boundary, exposing sensitive information resident in the process address space.
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Recent activity
3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
An older (N-day) vulnerability referenced as being weaponized to gain initial access to primarily Linux-based SOHO devices in the LapDogs ORB campaign.
A buffer memory overrun vulnerability in a small embedded open-source HTTP server used in various IoT/router devices, contributing to compromise of unpatched devices used as ORB infrastructure.
An SSH-related vulnerability present on older/unpatched SOHO router/access point devices that the campaign’s compromised nodes were found to be vulnerable to.
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Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.