Yatsoft Switch Off up to 2.3 action.htm Message stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Yatsoft Switch Off up to 2.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library swnet.dll of the file action.htm. This manipulation of the argument Message causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-1793. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yatsoft Switch Off up to 2.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing in the library swnet.dll of the file action.htm. The manipulation of the argument message with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in swnet.dll in YaSoft Switch Off 2.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long message parameter in a SendMsg action to action.htm.

The weakness was presented 01/03/2004 by Peter Winter-Smith as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1793 since 05/04/2005. 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 ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:action.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (14124), Exploit-DB (23509), SecurityFocus (BID 9340†), OSVDB (3309†) and Secunia (SA10521†). See VDB-22902 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
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03/09/2015 +3596 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Winter-Smith
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1793 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1793
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22903
X-Force: 14124 - Switch Off swnet.dll buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 9340 - YaSoft Switch Off swnet.dll Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 10521 - Switch Off HTTP Request Handling Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 3309 - Switch Off swnet.dll SendMsg Action message Variable Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1008581 - Y@Soft Switch Off Lets Remote Users Deny Service and Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code

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

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 10/13/2025 19:25
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (61), 08/21/2017 08:56 (12), 10/13/2025 19:25 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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