10472 : spider movelog.c read_file() Local Overflow
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7 months ago

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Disclosure

Oct 04, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Oct 04, 2004

Solution

Unknown

Description

A local overflow exists in spider. Spider fails to properly perfom bounds checking on the "read_file()" function in "movelog.c" resulting in a local overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause a buffer overflow resulting in a loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Concern

Technical

Reportedly, this application does not install SGID on several Debian distribution versions.

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, the Emuadmin security team has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Dale Scheetz
Watch-list
Spider
Watch-list
1.1

References

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

  • emuadmin Security Team - securityBrand New Doo Dooemuadmin.com - emuadmin

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