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Re: Remote Buffer Overrun WebAdmin.exe


From: "David A. Pérez" <david () kamborio com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 22:31:48 +0100

NGSSoftware Insight Security Research Advisory

Name: Remote System Buffer Overrun WebAdmin.exe
Systems Affected: Windows
Severity: High Risk
Category:               Buffer Overrun
Vendor URL: http://www.altn.com/
Author: Mark Litchfield (mark () ngssoftware com)
Date: 24th June 2003
Advisory number: #NISR2406-03

I've been making a few tests using WebAdmin 2.0.3 running under IIS (WebAdmin.dll)

On my tests, I haven't been able to exploit this issue beyond the scope of a Denial of Service. The Active Server Pages 
service just reboots itself and two entries are added to the event log:

Application Log:

Event Type:     Information
Event Source:   Active Server Pages
Event Category: None
Event ID:       3
Date:           24/06/2003
Time:           22:19:16
User:           N/A
Computer:       XXX
Description:
Service started. 



System Log:

Event Type:     Warning
Event Source:   W3SVC
Event Category: None
Event ID:       37
Date:           24/06/2003
Time:           22:17:33
User:           N/A
Computer:       XXX
Description:
Out of process application '/LM/W3SVC/3/Root/WebAdmin' terminated unexpectedly. 
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David A. Pérez


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