W3Filer Banner Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	24709
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2007-3548
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 29 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:37PM
Credit:	r0ut3r is credited with discovering this issue.
Vulnerable:	W3Filer W3Filer 2.1.3
Not Vulnerable:

W3Filer Banner Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

W3Filer is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

Attackers may exploit this issue by enticing victims into using the affected application to connect to a malicious site.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of user running the application. Failed attempts will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.

W3Filer 2.1.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

W3Filer Banner Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following proof of concept is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/24709.c

W3Filer Banner Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

W3Filer Banner Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:

• Vendor Homepage (Satyavrat Mehrotra)