25738 : PunkBuster WebTool webkey Authentication Overflow
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
100%

Disclosure
May 23, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 A remote overflow exists in Punkbuster for Servers WebTool. The software fails to properly validate user-supplied input via the 'webkey' parameter, resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted URL, an attacker can crash the server and potentially run arbitrary code, resulting in a loss of availability and/or integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

 Upgrade to version 1.229 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Even Balance, Inc.
Watch-list
PunkBuster Server WebTool
Watch-list
 1.228
1.158
1.184
1.150
1.173
1.108
1.159
1.167
1.093
1.187
1.181
1.169
1.175
1.183

References

Credit
  • Luigi Auriemma - aluigiautistici.org - http://aluigi.altervista.org

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-05-25 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_0 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_1

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