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MediaHouse Server Live Stats Runs Arbitrary Code

 

Reported August 14, 2000 by
DeepZone Digital Security

VERSIONS EFFECTED
  • MediaHouse Statistics Server Live Stats

DESCRIPTION

An unchecked buffer exists within the code the process Web-based GET commands, where the buffer can be overflowed to cause the execution of arbitrary code on the server.

By sending a string of approximately 2033 bytes in length the buffer will overflow.

VENDOR RESPONSE

MediaHouse has created a 5.03 patch that corrects for the Statistics Server (LiveStats) 5.02x memory overflow bug.

CREDIT
Discovered by DeepZone Digital Security

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