post-query POST Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in post-query. This affects an unknown part of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-0291. Additionally, an exploit exists. Applying restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in post-query (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component POST Request 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 post-query sample CGI program allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP POST request that contains at least 10001 parameters.

The weakness was released 05/03/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0291. 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. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 05/08/2019).

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling . Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 866. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 903.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6510), SecurityFocus (BID 6752†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-806†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.2
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Snort ID: 866
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP post-query access
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Timelineinfo

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05/03/2001 +59 days 🔍
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02/04/2003 +642 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +4168 days 🔍
05/08/2019 +1769 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16656
X-Force: 6510
SecurityFocus: 6752 - NCSA Post-query CGI HTTP POST Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 806 - Buffer Overflow in post-query cgi CMD exec vulnerability, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 10:41
Updated: 05/08/2019 22:47
Changes: 07/04/2014 10:41 (63), 05/08/2019 22:47 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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