HTTrack command line URL buffer overflow
| httrack-url-bo (44167) |  High Risk |
Description:
HTTrack is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when handling command line arguments. By persuading a victim to follow an overly long URL, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the application.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of HTTrack (3.42-3 or later), available from the HTTrack Web site. See References.
References:
- HTTrack Web site: Download.
- HTTrack Web site: HTTrack Website Copier release history, 3.42-3.
- BID-30425: HTTrack URI Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3429: Buffer overflow in URI processing in HTTrack and WinHTTrack before 3.42-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.
- DSA-1626: httrack -- buffer overflow
- SA31323: HTTrack Long URLs Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2221: HTTrack Long URL Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- HTTrack HTTrack 0.23 Beta-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 0.24 Beta-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 0.25 Beta-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 0.99 Beta-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 0.996 Beta-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 0.997 Beta-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 0.998 Beta-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.00
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.01
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.02
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.03
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.04
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.10
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.10-B
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.10-C
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.10-D
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.10-E
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.11
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.15
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.15-B
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.16
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.16-B
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.20
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.21
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.22
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.23
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.24
- HTTrack HTTrack 1.30
- HTTrack HTTrack 2.00
- HTTrack HTTrack 2.01
- HTTrack HTTrack 2.02
- HTTrack HTTrack 2.2
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.00
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.01
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.02
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.03
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.04
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.05
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.06
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.07
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.08
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.09
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.10
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.15
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.16-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.20-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.21-8
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.22-3
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.23
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.30
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.31
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.32
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.33
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.40
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.40-2
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.41
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.41-3
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.42
- HTTrack HTTrack 3.42-3
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 0.23 Beta-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 0.24 Beta-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 0.25 Beta-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 0.99 Beta-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 0.996 Beta-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 0.997 Beta-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 0.998 Beta-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.00
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.01
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.02
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.03
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.04
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.10
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.10-B
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.10-C
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.10-D
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.10-E
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.11
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.15
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.16
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.16-B
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.20
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.21
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.22
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.23
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.24
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 1.30
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 2.00
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 2.01
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 2.02
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 2.2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.00
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.01
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.02
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.03
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.04
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.05
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.06
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.07
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.08
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.09
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.10
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.15
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.15-B
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.16-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.20-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.21-8
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.22-3
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.23
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.30
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.31
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.32
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.33
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.40
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.40-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.41
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.41-2
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.42
- HTTrack WinHTTrack 3.42-2
Reported:
Jul 28, 2008
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