J-Security Center

Title: Van Dyke Technologies VShell Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Severity: HIGH

Description:

Van Dyke Technologies VShell server provides SSH access to NT servers and other network resources. Port Forwarding via SSH2 is also supported, allowing encrypted tunnelling of data.

A flaw handling username validation exists in Van Dyke Technologies VShell.

It is possible for an attacker to cause a buffer overflow condition in VShell. This condition could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges on the host where VShell resides.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to complete comprimise of the victim host.

Affected Products:

  • Van Dyke Technologies VShell 1.0.0
  • Van Dyke Technologies VShell 1.0.1

References:

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