OReilly Website Professional up to 2.4 HTTP Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OReilly Website Professional up to 2.4. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Request Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0623. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in OReilly Website Professional up to 2.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

Buffer overflow in O Reilly WebSite Professional web server 2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long GET request or Referrer header.

The weakness was shared 07/17/2000 by Security Team as not defined posting (NTBugtraq). The advisory is shared at ntbugtraq.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0623. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/13/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10476 (WebsitePro Remote Request 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86188 (O'Reilly WebSite GET Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4970), Tenable (10476), SecurityFocus (BID 1492†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1908†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 10476
Nessus Name: WebsitePro Remote Request Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Website Professional 2.5

Timelineinfo

07/17/2000 🔍
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07/22/2000 +5 days 🔍
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06/25/2014 +3947 days 🔍
10/13/2025 +4128 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ntbugtraq.com
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0623 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0623
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15769
X-Force: 4970
SecurityFocus: 1492 - O'Reilly WebSite GET Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1908 - Buffer Overflow in Deerfield WebSite Professional Web Server <= 2.4, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 15:34
Updated: 10/13/2025 05:49
Changes: 06/25/2014 15:34 (66), 05/12/2019 10:30 (1), 10/13/2025 05:49 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:B4A:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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