3080 : SAP DB niserver Interface Overflow
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Last Modified
8 months ago

Percent Complete
70%

Disclosure
Nov 17, 2003

Discovery
Nov 17, 2003

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 SAP DB versions 7.4.03.27 and earlier have a buffer overflow in the eo420_GetStringFromVarPart function, caused by improper bounds checking. By sending a large packet to the niserver interface listening on TCP port 7269, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the server

Classification

 Attack Type: Input Manipulation

Technical

 SAP DB is a freely available open-source database for Microsoft Windows and Unix-based operating systems.

Solution

 Upgrade to version 7.4.03.30 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
SAP
Watch-list
SAP DB
Watch-list
 7.4.03.27

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