Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI, as demonstrated by a GET or HEAD request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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 2
- Essentia Web Server 2.15 - GET Remote Denial of Service EDB-2716 · dos · Nov 4, 2006 · verified
- Essentia Web Server 2.1 - 'URL' Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-21298 · remote · Jul 4, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20910 vdb-entry
- 1846 third-party-advisory
- 20061112 Re: [x0n3-h4ck]Essentia Web Server v.2.15 Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- 22718 third-party-advisory
- essentia-get-bo(30049) vdb-entry
- 2716 exploit
- ADV-2006-4384 vdb-entry
- 20061104 [x0n3-h4ck.org] Essentia Web Server 2.15 Buffer Overflow mailing-list
- 20061110 [x0n3-h4ck]Essentia Web Server v.2.15 Buffer Overflow mailing-list