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A vulnerability was found in post-query (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in post-query sample CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP POST request that contains at least 10001 parameters.
The weakness was released 05/03/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0291. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/08/2019).
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling . Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 866. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 903.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6510).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: FirewallStatus: 🔍
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Snort ID: 866
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP post-query access
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-0291 (🔍)
X-Force: 6510
Vulnerability Center: 806 - Buffer Overflow in post-query cgi CMD exec vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 6752 - NCSA Post-query CGI HTTP POST Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/04/2014 10:41Updated: 05/08/2019 22:47
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:41 (63), 05/08/2019 22:47 (5)
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