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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11715
Category:Gain a shell remotely
Title:Header Overflow Attack against HTTP Proxy
Summary:It was possible to crash the HTTP proxy by sending an invalid; request with a too long header.
Description:Summary:
It was possible to crash the HTTP proxy by sending an invalid
request with a too long header.

Vulnerability Impact:
An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to make the proxy
server to crash continually or even execute arbitrary code on the system.

Affected Software/OS:
The following products are known to be affected:

- Avirt SOHO v4.2

- Avirt Gateway v4.2

- Avirt Gateway Suite v4.2

Other products / versions might be affected as well.

Solution:
Update the software.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-0133
BugTraq ID: 3904
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3904
BugTraq ID: 3905
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3905
Bugtraq: 20020117 Avirt Proxy Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/251055
Bugtraq: 20020121 [resend] Avirt Gateway Telnet Vulnerability (and more?) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101164598828092&w=2
Bugtraq: 20020212 Avirt Gateway 4.2 remote buffer overflow: proof of concept (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101366658112809&w=2
Bugtraq: 20020220 Avirt 4.2 question (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101424723728817&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7916.php
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7918.php
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2003 Michel Arboi

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