Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6/3.51 Accept memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6/3.51. This impacts an unknown function of the component Accept Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0751. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6/3.51 (Web Server) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Accept Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Accept command in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 with the SSL Handshake Patch.

The weakness was disclosed 09/13/1999 by Nobuo Miwa (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0751. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10154 (Netscape Enterprise Server Accept Header Remote Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3256), Exploit-DB (19493), Tenable (10154), SecurityFocus (BID 631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 10154
Nessus Name: Netscape Enterprise Server Accept Header Remote Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nobuo Miwa
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14837
X-Force: 3256 - Netscape Enterprise Server contains a buffer overflow in its handling of Accept headers
SecurityFocus: 631 - Netscape Enterprise Accept Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28 - Buffer Overflow in Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 00:53
Updated: 12/09/2024 04:28
Changes: 06/22/2014 00:53 (68), 05/04/2019 17:08 (1), 12/09/2024 04:28 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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