Alt-N SecurityGateway Web interface buffer overflow
| securitygateway-webinterface-bo (42769) |  High Risk |
Description:
Alt-N SecurityGateway is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of requests sent to the admin Web interface. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request to SecurityGateway.dll using an overly long username parameter, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 10 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 8.3 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Alt-N SecurityGateway (1.0.2 or later), available from the Alt-N Technologies Web site. See References.
References:
- Alt-N Technologies Web site: SecurityGateway - Email Spam Firewall for Exchange / SMTP Servers.
- BID-29457: SecurityGateway 'SecurityGateway.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4193: Stack-based buffer overflow in SecurityGateway.dll in Alt-N Technologies SecurityGateway 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username parameter.
- SA30497: Alt-N SecurityGateway "username" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1020156: Alt-N SecurityGateway Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1717: Alt-N SecurityGateway username Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Alt-N SecurityGateway 1.0.1
Reported:
Jun 01, 2008
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