CVE-2024-48871

Summary

CVE-2024-48871 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting an unnamed webserver. The weakness lies in the server's failure to validate input sizes in HTTP requests, leading to an overflow of the stack. An attacker, without needing authentication, can exploit this flaw by sending malicious data, potentially executing remote code and gaining unauthorized access to the system. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to the security of affected web applications and requires immediate attention and patching.

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