Description
Buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long URL.
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 1
- Essentia Web Server 2.1 - 'URL' Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-21298 · remote · Jul 4, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20020226 SecurityOffice Security Advisory:// Essentia Web Server Vulnerabilities (Vendor Patch) mailing-list
- 20030704 Essentia Web Server 2.12 (Linux) mailing-list
- essentia-server-long-request-dos(8249) vdb-entry
- 20020221 SecurityOffice Security Advisory:// Essentia Web Server DoS Vulnerability mailing-list
- 4159 vdb-entry