Pserv HTTP Version Specifier Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:6285

Info

Pserv HTTP Version Specifier Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6285
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 30 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 30 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to "Matthew Murphy" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Pserv Pserv 2.0 beta 5
Pserv Pserv 2.0 beta 3
Pserv Pserv 2.0 beta 2
Pserv Pserv 2.0 beta 1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Pserv HTTP Version Specifier Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Pserv. The buffer overflow condition is due to the way Pserv handles data streams from remote connections.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by issuing a HTTP request with an invalid HTTP version specifier. Due to insufficient buffers being allocated when processing the data, it may be possible to corrupt sensitive memory on the system stack.

Exploit / POC

Pserv HTTP Version Specifier Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following proof of concept was provided:

GET / HTTP/1.[buffer]

Solution / Fix

Pserv HTTP Version Specifier 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 are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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