Description
Buffer overflow in British National Corpus SARA (sarad) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the client with a long string.
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
- British National Corpus SARA - Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-24386 · dos · Jul 20, 2004 · verified
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References
- sara-server-bo(17060) vdb-entry
- 12348 third-party-advisory
- 10984 vdb-entry
- 20040820 Buffer overflow in sarad mailing-list