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Alt-N SecurityGateway "username" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30497
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Release Date:
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2008-06-02
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Last Update:
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2008-10-09
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Popularity:
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2,206 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Alt-N SecurityGateway 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-4193
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Description:
securfrog has discovered a vulnerability in Alt-N SecurityGateway, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of HTTP requests sent to the administrative web interface. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long "username" parameter sent to SecurityGateway.dll.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.0.1. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 1.0.2.
http://www.altn.com/Downloads/
Provided and/or discovered by:
securfrog
Changelog:
2008-06-05: Updated "Solution" section and added vendor link.
2008-10-09: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Alt-N:
http://files.altn.com/securitygateway/release/relnotes_en.htm
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5718
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