VX Search Enterprise Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Nov 2016)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:vx:search_enterprise";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809482");
  script_version("2025-09-09T14:09:45+0000");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-09 14:09:45 +0000 (Tue, 09 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-11-29 12:27:07 +0530 (Tue, 29 Nov 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
  script_name("VX Search Enterprise Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Nov 2016)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"VX Search Enterprise Server is prone to a buffer overflow
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an error when processing web requests and can
  be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via an overly long string passed to 'Login' request.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation may allow remote attackers to cause the
  application to crash, creating a denial-of-service condition.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"VX Search Enterprise version 9.1.12 and earlier.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
  since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution
  options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or
  replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40830");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_vx_search_enterprise_http_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("vx_search/enterprise/detected", "Host/runs_windows");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!port = get_app_port(cpe:CPE))
  exit(0);

if(!version = get_app_version(cpe:CPE, port:port))
  exit(0);

if(version_is_less_equal(version:version, test_version:"9.1.12")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:version, fixed_version:"None");
  security_message(port:port, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);