DameWare Mini Remote Control Server Pre-Authentication Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:14707

Info

DameWare Mini Remote Control Server Pre-Authentication Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14707
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2842
CVE-2005-2842
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 31 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:31AM
Credit: Jackson Pollocks No5 disclosed this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.8
DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.2 .0.0
DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.1 .0.0
DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.0
Not Vulnerable: DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.9.2 .4
DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.9

Discussion

DameWare Mini Remote Control Server Pre-Authentication Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

DameWare Mini Remote Control Server is affected by a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue presents itself because the application fails to perform boundary checks prior to copying user-supplied data into sensitive process buffers.

Remote attackers may execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the affected server process, facilitating system compromise.

This issue is similar to the one described in BID 9213 (DameWare Mini Remote Control Server Pre-Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability). This issue may be related, or possibly a regression in the affected application.

Exploit / POC

DameWare Mini Remote Control Server Pre-Authentication Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Exploit code has been provided by Jackson Pollocks No5:

Solution / Fix

DameWare Mini Remote Control Server Pre-Authentication Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Versions 4.9.0 and subsequent of DameWare Mini Remote Control Server are immune to this vulnerability.


DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.0

DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.1 .0.0

DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.2 .0.0

DameWare Development Mini Remote Control Server 4.8

References

DameWare Mini Remote Control Server Pre-Authentication Username Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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