9177 : Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold _maincfgret.cgi Remote Overflow
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Last Modified

7 months ago

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90%

Disclosure

Aug 25, 2004

Discovery

Aug 12, 2004

Dates

Exploit

Oct 03, 2004

Solution

Unknown

Description

A remote overflow exists in WhatsUp Gold. The _maincfgret.cgi script fails to properly bounds check the instancename variable resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can potentially 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 Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.03 Hotfix 1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): disable the web interface

Products

Ipswitch, Inc.
Watch-list
WhatsUp Gold
Watch-list
4.0
4.0x
5.0
5.0x
6.0
WhatsUp  Gold
Watch-list
6.0
6.0x
7.0
7.0x
8.0
8.01
8.01 Hotfix 1
8.03

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