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AnalogX SimpleServer:WWW Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 11035

Synopsis

The remote web server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack.

Description

The remote installation of AnalogX SimpleServer:WWW is affected by a buffer overflow triggered when processing input, such as a series of 640 '@' characters. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can leverage this issue to crash the affected service or even to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.23 or later as that reportedly fixes the issue.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Jun/112

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Jul/13

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 11035

File Name: simpleserverwww_dos.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 6/30/2002

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/simpleserver

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/13/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0968

BID: 5006