File Sharing Wizard "Content-Length" Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been identified in File Sharing Wizard, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error when processing HTTP requests with an overly long "Content-Length" header, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected server or execute arbitrary code.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
File Sharing Wizard version 1.5.0 and prior
     
Solution  
     
CVE  
     
References   http://www.s3cur1ty.de/filesharingwizard-advisory-poc-eax
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Possible buffer overflow in HTTP request/reply
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Critical 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2010-06-16 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote