Description
Buffer overflow in Galacticomm Worldgroup web server 3.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via a long HTTP GET request.
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
- Galacticomm Worldgroup 3.20 - Remote Web Server Denial of Service EDB-21306 · dos · Feb 27, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 4186 vdb-entry
- worldgroup-http-get-bo(8298) vdb-entry
- 20020227 LBYTE&SECURITY.NNOV: Buffer overflows in Worldgroup mailing-list