APP: rwhoisd Format String
This signature detects attempts to exploit a format string vulnerability in Network Solutions Inc (NSI) rwhoisd 1.5.x. Attackers can access the x86 shellcodes from the original published exploit (gen.c); generic shellcode signatures also match.
Extended Description
Rwhoisd is a publicly available RWHOIS server daemon for Unix based systems developed and maintained by Network Solutions Inc. Rwhoisd contains a remotely exploitable format string vulnerability. It is possible to overwrite memory by if a client supplies malicious format specifiers as the argument to the '-soa' directive. Attackers may be able to execute arbitrary code on affected hosts.
Affected Products
Network_solutions rwhoisd
Short Name
APP:RWHOISD:RWHOISD-FS
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
APP
Keywords
CVE-2001-0838 Format String bid:3474 rwhoisd
Release Date
04/22/2003
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
Port
TCP/4321
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Network_solutions
CVSS Score
7.5