9177 : Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold _maincfgret.cgi Remote Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-08-25
Time to Exploit
52 days

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
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial

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.
WhatsUp  Gold
6.0
6.0x
7.0
7.0x
8.0
8.01
8.01 Hotfix 1
8.03
WhatsUp Gold
4.0
4.0x
5.0
5.0x
6.0

References

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Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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