WebMod Content-Length buffer overflow
| webmod-contentlength-bo (32755) |  High Risk |
Description:
WebMod is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the connectHandle() function. By sending an HTTP POST request containing a specially-crafted value in the Content-Length header, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- djeyl.net, WebMod 0.48 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Cybermind Web site, WebMod Stack Buffer Overflow at http://cybermind.user.stfunoob.com/w48crash/.
- djeyl.net Web site, WebMod at http://djeyl.net/w.php.
- BID-22788: WebMod Content Length Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1260: Stack-based buffer overflow in the connectHandle function in server.cpp in WebMod 0.48 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the Content-Length HTTP header.
- SA24346: WebMod "Content-Length" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 01, 2007
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