WebTrends Reporting Center 4.0d GET Request WTRS_UI.EXE memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WebTrends Reporting Center 4.0d and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library WTX_REMOTE.DLL of the file WTRS_UI.EXE of the component GET Request Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0595. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WebTrends Reporting Center 4.0d (Reporting Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code in the library WTX_REMOTE.DLL of the file WTRS_UI.EXE of the component GET 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 WTRS_UI.EXE (WTX_REMOTE.DLL) for WebTrends Reporting Center 4.0d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP GET request to the /reports/ directory.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2002. The weakness was shared 06/18/2002 by Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0595. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 62 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10630 (WebTrends Reporting Center GET Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

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 X-Force (8864), Exploit-DB (21387), SecurityFocus (BID 4531†), OSVDB (10448†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5959†). The entry VDB-18275 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0595 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0595
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18274
X-Force: 8864 - WebTrends Reporting Center long string buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 4531 - WebTrends Reporting Center GET Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10448 - CVE-2002-0595 - WebTrends - Reporting Center - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 5959 - WebTrends Reporting Center for Windows 4.0 d Allows Code Execution via HTTP GET Request, High

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

Created: 07/11/2014 14:10
Updated: 09/15/2025 04:18
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:10 (66), 06/03/2019 18:42 (3), 05/11/2025 20:19 (27), 09/15/2025 04:18 (3)
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