SARA server (sarad) buffer overflow
| sara-server-bo (17060) |  High Risk |
Description:
SARA server (sarad) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of user-supplied input. By sending a specially-crafted string, a remote attacker, with the privileges of sarad, could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Aug 20 2004 - 09:16:15 CDT: Buffer overflow in sarad.
- BID-10984: British National Corpus SARA Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1728: Buffer overflow in British National Corpus SARA (sarad) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the client with a long string.
- SA12348: BNC SARA Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- British National Corpus SARA server
Reported:
Aug 20, 2004
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