Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in main.c in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large nickname, which is not properly handled by the listen_thread_udp function.
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
- DConnect Daemon - Listen Thread UDP Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-28344 · remote · Aug 6, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20060806 Multiple vulnerabilities in DConnect Daemon 0.7.0 (CVS 30 Jul 2006) mailing-list
- ADV-2006-3181 vdb-entry
- 21384 third-party-advisory
- 1377 third-party-advisory
- http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/
- 19369 vdb-entry
- 1016641 vdb-entry
- http://www.dc.ds.pg.gda.pl/?page=doc&doc=changelog
- dconnect-daemon-listenthreadudp-bo(28276) vdb-entry