Description
Buffer overflow in AT&T WinVNC (Virtual Network Computing) server 3.3.3r7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long HTTP GET request when the DebugLevel registry key is greater than 0.
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.
Metasploit 1 module
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WinVNC Web Server GET Overflow
exploit/windows/vnc/winvnc_http_get
Exploit-DB 1
- WinVNC Web Server 3.3.3r7 - GET Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16491 · remote · Dec 6, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 2306 vdb-entry
- VU#598581 third-party-advisory
- 20010129 [CORE SDI ADVISORY] WinVNC server buffer overflow mailing-list
- winvnc-server-bo(6026) vdb-entry