BID:4404

Sambar Server Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Info

Sambar Server Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	4404
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 01 2002 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 01 2002 12:00AM
Credit:	Discovered by Mark Litchfield <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable:	Sambar Server 5.1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Sambar Server 5.0 beta6 Sambar Server 5.0 beta5 Sambar Server 5.0 beta4 Sambar Server 5.0 beta3 Sambar Server 5.0 beta2 Sambar Server 5.0 beta1

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Discussion

Sambar Server Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Sambar Server is a multi-threaded web server which will run on Microsoft Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000 operating systems.

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in some versions of Sambar Server. If extremely long strings are sent for the username and password used for authentication, it is possible to overwrite stack memory.

Execution of code with SYSTEM privileges is possible.

Exploit / POC

Sambar Server Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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