Netwin Webnews 1.1h/1.1i/1.1j Webnews.exe group memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netwin Webnews 1.1h/1.1i/1.1j. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file Webnews.exe. The manipulation of the argument group leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-0290. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netwin Webnews 1.1h/1.1i/1.1j and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file Webnews.exe. The manipulation of the argument group 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Netwin WebNews CGI program 1.1, Webnews.exe, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long group argument.

The weakness was released 05/31/2002 by Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0290. 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 known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11732 (Netwin WebNews Webnews.exe Remote 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 10692 (NetWin WebNEWS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2245.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8220), Tenable (11732), SecurityFocus (BID 4124†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1941†). 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: 11732
Nessus Name: Netwin WebNews Webnews.exe Remote Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 11732
OpenVAS Name: Webnews.exe vulnerability
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Recommended: Patch
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Snort ID: 2245
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Webnews.exe access
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05/31/2002 +102 days 🔍
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06/11/2003 +376 days 🔍
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07/11/2014 +3963 days 🔍
09/20/2025 +4089 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netwininfosolutions.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-0290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18221
X-Force: 8220
SecurityFocus: 4124 - NetWin WebNEWS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1941 - Buffer Overflow in Netwin WebNews CGI Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:05
Updated: 09/20/2025 05:09
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:05 (71), 05/12/2019 11:37 (6), 09/20/2025 05:09 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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