HTTP: Null Encoding
This signature detects null characters (%00) in URLs. Attackers can use null characters to cause the Web server to produce unpredictable results.
Extended Description
A remote buffer overflow vulnerability affects Microsoft Office XP. The problem presents itself when an unsuspecting user follows a malicious HTML link that points to a Office document. A boundary condition error is exposed during this operation that may allow attacker-specified data to corrupt process memory. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of an unsuspecting user that follows a malicious embedded link.
Affected Products
Microsoft office_xp
References
CVE: CVE-2004-0848
Short Name
HTTP:CGI:NULL-ENCODING
Severity
Info
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2004-0848 Encoding Null
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
3375
False Positive
Rarely
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
7.5