VDB-111181 · CVE-2017-17968 · EDB-ID 43408

NetTransport Download Manager up to 2.96L NetTransport.exe HTTP Response memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetTransport Download Manager up to 2.96L. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file NetTransport.exe of the component Download Manager. This manipulation as part of HTTP Response causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-17968. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NetTransport Download Manager up to 2.96L and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file NetTransport.exe of the component Download Manager. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Response leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A buffer overflow vulnerability in NetTransport.exe in NetTransport Download Manager 2.96L and earlier could allow remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary code on NAS devices via a long HTTP response.

The bug was discovered 12/29/2017. The weakness was released 12/29/2017 as EDB-ID 43408 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-17968 since 12/28/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (43408). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

NetTransport

Name

Download Manager

Version

2.96L

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: nettransport.rb
MetaSploit Name: NetTransport Download Manager 2.90.510 Buffer Overflow
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