Outgun data_file_request buffer overflow
| outgun-datafilerequest-bo (26509) |  High Risk |
Description:
Outgun is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the data_file_request command. By sending an overly long argument to the servnet.cpp file using the 'type' or 'name' string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Outgun, Outgun 1.0.3 bot 2 & prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of January 3, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri May 12 2006 - 16:27:35 CDT, Multiple vulnerabilities in Outgun 1.0.3 bot 2 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0334.html.
- Outgun Web site, Outgun at http://koti.mbnet.fi/outgun/.
- BID-17985: Outgun Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2399: Stack-based buffer overflow in the ServerNetworking::incoming_client_data function in servnet.cpp in Outgun 1.0.3 bot 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a data_file_request command with a long (1) type or (2) name string.
- SA20098: Outgun Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1796: Outgun Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
May 12, 2006
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