SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control < 12.0.3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
🗓️ 26 Nov 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType
openvas🔗 plugins.openvas.org👁 119 Views
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DameWare Remote Controller <= 12.0.0.520 - Remote Code Execution Exploit | 27 Oct 201700:00 | – | zdt | |
| Solarwinds Dameware Remote Mini Controller dwmrcs Daemon Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 19 Mar 201600:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2016-2345 | 17 Mar 201623:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2016-2345 | 17 Mar 201623:00 | – | cvelist | |
| DameWare Remote Controller < 12.0.0.520 - Remote Code Execution | 3 Apr 201600:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| DameWare Remote Controller 12.0.0.520 - Remote Code Execution | 3 Apr 201600:00 | – | exploitpack | |
| CVE-2016-2345 | 17 Mar 201623:59 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2016-2345 | 17 Mar 201623:59 | – | osv | |
| DameWare Remote Controller 12.0.0.520 Remote Code Execution | 27 Oct 201700:00 | – | packetstorm | |
| Stack overflow | 17 Mar 201623:59 | – | prion |
10
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:solarwinds:dameware_mini_remote_control";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.107380");
script_version("2025-09-09T14:09:45+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-09 14:09:45 +0000 (Tue, 09 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-11-26 11:55:31 +0100 (Mon, 26 Nov 2018)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-10-09 19:59:00 +0000 (Tue, 09 Oct 2018)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-2345");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control < 12.0.3 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Buffer overflow");
script_dependencies("gb_solarwinds_dameware_mini_rc_smb_login_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("solarwinds/dameware_mini_remote_control/detected");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control is prone to a local
buffer overflow vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A certain message parsing function inside the Dameware Mini
Remote Control service does not properly validate the input size of an incoming string before
passing it to wsprintfw.
As a result, a specially crafted message can overflow into the bordering format field and
subsequently overflow the stack frame.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Exploitation of this vulnerability does not require
authentication and can lead to SYSTEM level privilege on any system running the dwmrcs daemon.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control prior to version
12.0.3.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 12.0.3 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.solarwinds.com/Success_Center/DameWare_Remote_Support_Mini_Remote_Control/Knowledgebase_Articles/CVE-2016-2345_vulnerability");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if (version_is_less(version: vers, test_version: "12.0.3")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: vers, fixed_version: "12.0.3", install_path: path);
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
Data
Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data
We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data
Api
Power your application with Vulners API
The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access
App
Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools
Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation
09 Sep 2025 00:00Current
9.7High risk
Vulners AI Score9.7
CVSS 39.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.40546