Description
Buffer overflow in the HTML parsing code in oops WWW proxy server 1.5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large number of " (quotation) characters.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Oops Proxy Server 1.4.22 - Remote Buffer Overflow (1) EDB-20495 · remote · Dec 11, 2000 · verified
- Oops Proxy Server 1.4.22 - Remote Buffer Overflow (2) EDB-20496 · remote · Dec 7, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 2099 vdb-entry
- FreeBSD-SA-00:79 vendor-advisory
- 20001211 [pkc] remote heap buffer overflow in oops mailing-list
- oops-ftputils-bo(5725) vdb-entry