HTTP: MaxDB Get Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against MaxDB Web packages. A successful attack can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Extended Description

A remote buffer-overflow vulnerability affects MySQL MaxDB because the application fails to properly validate the length of user-supplied strings before copying them into static process buffers. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user that activated the vulnerable application. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation.

Affected Products

Mysql_ab maxdb

References

BugTraq: 13368

CVE: CVE-2005-0684

URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13368 http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Apr/1013801.html

Short Name

HTTP:OVERFLOW:MAXDB-GET-OF

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

None

HTTP: MaxDB Get Overflow

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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