Apple WebObjects 4.5 HTTP Header WebObjects.exe memory corruption
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple WebObjects 4.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file WebObjects.exe of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2000-0299. Additionally, an exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple WebObjects 4.5. Affected is an unknown code block of the file WebObjects.exe of the component HTTP Header 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 WebObjects.exe in the WebObjects Developer 4.5 package allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an HTTP request with long headers such as Accept.
The weakness was released 04/04/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0299. 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 and a public exploit are known.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
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 (20379). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Product
Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/04/2000 🔍04/04/2000 🔍
06/24/2014 🔍
02/01/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-0299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15426
SecurityFocus: 1896
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/24/2014 10:53Updated: 02/01/2025 22:41
Changes: 06/24/2014 10:53 (38), 05/23/2018 11:08 (9), 10/08/2020 17:01 (1), 06/23/2021 13:21 (3), 02/01/2025 22:41 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:8DF:103
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