21161 : ktools VGETSTRING Function Overflow
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Info

Last Modified

about 1 year ago

Percent Complete

95%

Disclosure

Nov 26, 2005

Discovery

Nov 18, 2005

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Keywords

ZRCSA-200503

Description

A local overflow exists in ktools. The 'VGETSTRING()' function fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, a malicious user can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Konstantin Klyagin
Watch-list
ktools
Watch-list
0.3

References

Tools & Filters

20352 22289 22625 22630

Credit

  • Mehdi Oudad -
  • Kevin Fernandez - siegfri3dgmail.com - Zone-H Research Team

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-11-29 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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