Bannerwheel 1.0 badmin.c rcmd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bannerwheel 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file badmin.c. This manipulation of the argument rcmd causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-2411. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Bannerwheel 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file badmin.c. The manipulation of the argument rcmd 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 badmin.c in BannerWheel 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long rcmd command.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2411 since 11/01/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/26/2025).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10709 (BannerWheel Remote 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 (9115) and SecurityFocus (BID 4782†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/20/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +225 days 🔍
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11/01/2007 +1766 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2471 days 🔍
08/26/2025 +4037 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2411 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2411
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20053
X-Force: 9115 - BannerWheel badmin.cgi buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 4782 - BannerWheel Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 14:47
Updated: 08/26/2025 16:48
Changes: 08/07/2014 14:47 (45), 06/13/2018 09:13 (8), 08/26/2025 16:48 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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