SAP Message Server HTTP Request Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in SAP Message Server, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error when processing overly long HTTP requests, which could be exploited by attackers to crash or compromise a vulnerable server e.g. by supplying an overly long "group" parameter to the "msgserver/html/group" script.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
SAP Message Server
     
Solution   Upgrade to the latest version :ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub
     
CVE   CVE-2007-3624
     
References   http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/critical-risk-vulnerability-in-sap-message-server-heap-overflow/
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Possible buffer overflow on URL
3.2.0
Possible buffer overflow in HTTP request/reply
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-07-06 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote