DayDream BBS control code buffer overflow
| daydream-bbs-control-code-bo (7755) |  High Risk |
Description:
DayDream is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the handling of control codes, which are used to insert information and perform actions on the BBS. By posting a message that contains a control code with a very large value, an attacker can overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with privileges of the BBS user.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of DayDream BBS (2.14.4 or later), available from the DayDream BBS Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Dec 30 2001 - 12:35:17 CST: DayDream BBS buffer overflows.
- DayDream BBS Web site: History of DayDream.
- DayDream BBS Web site: DayDream.
- BID-3757: DayDream BBS Control Code Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-1207: Buffer overflows in DayDream BBS 2.9 through 2.13 allow remote attackers to possibly execute arbitrary code via the control codes (1) ~#MC, (2) ~#TF, or (3) ~#RA.
- OSVDB ID: 14225: DayDream BBS Control Code Arbitrary Code Execution
Platforms Affected:
- Hannu Lyytinen DayDream BBS 2.13 and prior
Reported:
Dec 30, 2001
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