Mercantec SoftCart 4.00b softcart.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mercantec SoftCart 4.00b and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file softcart.exe. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2221. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mercantec SoftCart 4.00b. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file softcart.exe. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in SoftCart.exe in Mercantec SoftCart 4.00b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter in an HTTP GET request.

The weakness was released 08/19/2004 by trew and skape (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2221 since 07/17/2005. 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 Perl Module and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at metasploit.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3638.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17008), Exploit-DB (10037), SecurityFocus (BID 10926†) and OSVDB (9011†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Mercantec

Name

• SoftCart

Version

• 4.00b

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: mercantec_softcart.rb
MetaSploit Name: Mercantec SoftCart CGI Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 3638

Timelineinfo

08/12/2004 🔍
08/19/2004 +7 days 🔍
08/19/2004 +0 days 🔍
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12/31/2004 +133 days 🔍
07/17/2005 +198 days 🔍
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08/20/2024 +3452 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: trew, skape
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2221 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2221
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23131
X-Force: 17008 - SoftCart Softcart.exe CGI buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 10926 - Mercantec Softcart CGI Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 9011 - SoftCart SoftCart.exe CGI Remote Overflow

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 08/20/2024 15:30
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (57), 06/25/2018 09:11 (9), 08/20/2024 15:30 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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