MyWebServer 1.0.2 searchTarget memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in MyWebServer 1.0.2. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument searchTarget causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1452. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MyWebServer 1.0.2 (Web Server). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument searchTarget 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 the search capability for MyWebServer 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long searchTarget parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 08/14/2002 by D4rkGr3y (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1452. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. 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 X-Force (9859), Exploit-DB (21709) and SecurityFocus (BID 5469†). The entry VDB-18728 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

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07/22/2014 +4360 days 🔍
06/29/2025 +3995 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: D4rkGr3y
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1452 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1452
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18727
X-Force: 9859
SecurityFocus: 5469

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

Created: 07/23/2014 00:14
Updated: 06/29/2025 12:55
Changes: 07/23/2014 00:14 (53), 06/08/2018 11:20 (1), 10/27/2024 17:24 (21), 06/29/2025 12:55 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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