Foundstone Labs Advisory - Buffer Overflow in Savant Web Server

FS Advisory ID: 091002-SVWS

Release Date: September 10, 2002

Product: Savant Web Server 3.1 and previous

Vendors: Savant (http://savant.sourceforge.net)

Type: Buffer Overflow

Severity: The ability to gain remote access to the
system

Authors: Robin Keir ([email protected])

Platforms: Microsoft Windows Variants

CVE Candidate: CAN-2002-1120

Foundstone Advisory: http://www.foundstone.com/advisories

Overview:

A buffer overflow exists in versions 3.1 and previous of Savant Web
Server.
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows remote execution of arbitrary
code
with daemon privileges.

Detailed Description:

Sending a GET request containing a URL of approx. 291 characters or more
causes
Savant Web Server to crash. Exploitation is possible and proof of
concept code
has been authored to demonstrate this problem.

Vendor Response:

Savant was contacted on August 16th, 2002 regarding this vulnerability.

Solution:

Disable the Savant Web Server until a patch is made available by the
vendor.

FoundScan has been updated to check for this vulnerability. For more
information on FoundScan, see the Foundstone website:
http://www.foundstone.com

Disclaimer:

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Foundstone, Inc. and is believed to be accurate at the time of
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