28178 : Streamripper HTTP Header Parsing Overflow
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Last Modified
7 months ago

Percent Complete
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Disclosure
Aug 24, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Aug 24, 2006

Solution
Unknown

Description

 A remote overflow exists in Streamripper. The product fails to check for boundary errors while processing certain HTTP headers resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Upgrade to version 1.61.26 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
N/A
Watch-list
Streamripper
Watch-list
 1.61.25
1.61.24

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Credit
  • Ulf Harnhammar - Debian Security Audit Project

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