CVE-2012-10053 Information

Description

Simple Web Server 2.2 rc2 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in its handling of the Connection HTTP header. When a remote attacker sends an overly long string in this header the server uses vsprintf() without proper bounds checking leading to a buffer overflow on the stack. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the web server process. The vulnerability is triggered before authentication.

Reference

http://ghostinthelab.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/simplewebserver-2-2-rc2-remote-buffer-overflow-exploit/ http://www.pmx.it/software/sws.asp https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/sws_connection_bof.rb https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19937 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20028 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-web-server-connection-header-buffer-overflow https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20028 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19937 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/sws_connection_bof.rb

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