Description
Buffer overflow in cmd.exe in Windows NT 4.0 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname argument to the cd command.
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
- Microsoft Windows NT/2000 - 'cmd.exe' CD Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-22245 · dos · Feb 11, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20030211 SECURITY.NNOV: Windows NT 4.0/2000 cmd.exe long path buffer overflow/DoS mailing-list
- 6829 vdb-entry
- win-cmd-cd-bo(11329) vdb-entry
- 3251 third-party-advisory