Vulnerability Scanning Solutions, LLC.
Home
Our Process
Residential
Corporate
What We Scan For
Sample Report
Client List
Terms
Contact Us
What We Scan For
Family: CGI abuses --> Category: infos

Webnews.exe vulnerability Vulnerability Scan


Vulnerability Scan Summary
Checks for the Webnews.exe file

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test

Synopsis :

The remote web server contains a CGI script that suffers from a buffer
overflow vulnerability.

Description :

The remote host appears to be running WebNews, which offers web-based
access to Usenet news.

Some versions of WebNews are prone to a buffer overflow when
processing a query string with an overly-long group parameter. An
attacker may be able to leverage this issue to execute arbitrary shell
code on the remote host subject to the permissions of the web server
user id.

See also :

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-02/0186.html

Solution :

Apply the patch made released by the vendor on February 14th, 2002 if
running Webnews 1.1 or older.

Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:R/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.

VSS, LLC.

P.O. Box 827051

Pembroke Pines, FL 33082-7051

Vulnerability Scanning Solutions, LLC.