Knox Arkeia Type 77 Request Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

BID:12594

Info

Knox Arkeia Type 77 Request Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12594
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0491
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 18 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 15 2007 12:39AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to "John Doe" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Knox Software Arkeia 5.3
Knox Software Arkeia 5.2
Knox Software Arkeia 4.2
Knox Software Arkeia 4.1
Knox Software Arkeia 4.0
+ SuSE Linux 6.2
Not Vulnerable: Knox Software Arkeia 5.3.5

Discussion

Knox Arkeia Type 77 Request Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

The Knox Arkeia Server is prone to a remotely exploitable stack-based buffer overrun. The issue occurs because the software fails to do sufficient bounds checking when handling data contained within a type 77 request packet.

A remote attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the vulnerable service.

Exploit / POC

Knox Arkeia Type 77 Request Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

UPDATE: Core Security Technologies has developed a working commercial exploit for its CORE IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

Exploit code is available.

Exploit code (arkeia_type77_win32.pm and arkeia_type77_macos.pm) as part of the Metasploit Framework project has been released.

Solution / Fix

Knox Arkeia Type 77 Request Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Arkeia Server 5.3.5 to address this vulnerability.


Knox Software Arkeia 4.0

Knox Software Arkeia 4.1

Knox Software Arkeia 4.2

Knox Software Arkeia 5.2

Knox Software Arkeia 5.3

References

Knox Arkeia Type 77 Request Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overrun Vulnerability

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