TI-2017-14680 Aliases CVE-2017-1000471 GHSA-6ffc-5vcx-vfp5

EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver version 4.0.0 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in…

MEDIUM 53CWE-476Published 2018-01-03 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver version 4.0.0 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in the CGI handler resulting in memory corruption or denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08605 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:4.0.0:::::::*	4.0.0	Vulnerable	Embedthis

cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Embedthis

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000471
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6ffc-5vcx-vfp5
2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/5e6be61e42448f503e75e287dc332b1ecbf2a665#diff-7c9c60c790648b06210f57b9e2f53ca7

Advisory 1

https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/pull/258

TI-2017-12833 Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2019-03557 Use after free in EmbedThis CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-18771 An issue was discovered in GoAhead 4.x and 5.x before 5.1.5. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-03674 A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-03558 Infinite loop in EmbedThis CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2014-07892 EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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