Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in DecodeBase16 function, as used in the (1) IRC module and (2) web server in eMule 0.42d, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via 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
- eMule 0.42d - IRC Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-175 · remote · Apr 12, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 10039 vdb-entry
- emule-decodebase16-bo(15730) vdb-entry
- 11289 third-party-advisory
- http://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/news.cgi?l=1&cat_id=22
- 20040403 eMule v0.42d Buffer Overflow mailing-list