Buffer overflow in gSOAP Toolkit



| Updated: 2017-05-17
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 gSOAP
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor Genivia Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU6594

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing SOAP requests. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted SOAP request to vulnerable device and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable device.

Mitigation

Update to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

gSOAP: 2.7

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/sap/sap_mgmt_con_o...
https://www.cs.fsu.edu/~engelen/soapbugs.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.



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