Bbshareware.com Phusion Webserver 1.0 HTTP Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bbshareware.com Phusion Webserver 1.0. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Request Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-0289. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Bbshareware.com Phusion Webserver 1.0 (Web Server) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Phusion web server 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP request.

The weakness was published 05/31/2002 by Alex Hernandez as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0289. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 databases at Exploit-DB (21293) and SecurityFocus (BID 4119†). Similar entry is available at VDB-18219. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

02/16/2002 🔍
05/31/2002 +104 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +4424 days 🔍
04/29/2025 +3945 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Alex Hernandez
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18220
SecurityFocus: 4119 - Phusion Webserver Long URL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Created: 07/11/2014 14:05
Updated: 04/29/2025 09:05
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:05 (56), 04/12/2019 14:31 (1), 04/29/2025 09:05 (21)
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