5837 : Xtell Long AUTH String Overflow
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9 months ago

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Disclosure

Feb 27, 2002

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Feb 27, 2002

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in Xtell. The program fails to perform proper length checking of the AUTH string obtained from the AUTH service resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Radovan Garabik

Xtell

2.6.1

References

Security Tracker: 1003706
CVE ID: 2002-0332 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 4193
Related OSVDB ID: 5836 5838
ISS X-Force ID: 8312
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-02/0333.html
Vendor URL: http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/xtell.html
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/xtell/old/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-121

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Nessus	14958

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