4d WebSTAR 5.3.3/5.4 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in 4d WebSTAR 5.3.3/5.4. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the Tomcat plugin in 4d WebSTAR 5.33 and 5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

The bug was discovered 03/31/2005. The weakness was shared 05/06/2005 by Braden Thomas (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1507 since 05/11/2005. 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.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 37 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18212 (4D WebSTAR Tomcat Plugin Remote Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20478) and Tenable (18212).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 18212
Nessus Name: 4D WebSTAR Tomcat Plugin Remote Buffer Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 18212
OpenVAS Name: 4D WebStar Tomcat Plugin Remote Buffer Overflow flaw
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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Braden Thomas
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1507 (🔍)
X-Force: 20478
Vulnerability Center: 7991 - DoS in 4D WebSTAR V 5.33, 5.4 via Tomcat Plug-In, High
SecurityFocus: 13538 - 4D WebStar Tomcat Plugin Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15278 - 4D WebSTAR Tomcat Plugin URL Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16154 - 4D WebSTAR Tomcat Plugin URL Remote Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/01/2019 14:48
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (81), 06/01/2019 14:48 (1)
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