Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in News File Grabber 4.1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .nzb file with a long subject field. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely 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
- News File Grabber 4.1.0.1 - Subject Line Stack Buffer Overflow (1) EDB-29617 · dos · Feb 19, 2007 · verified
- News File Grabber 4.1.0.1 - Subject Line Stack Buffer Overflow (2) EDB-29618 · dos · Feb 19, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 33252 vdb-entry
- newsfilegrabber-nzb-bo(32577) vdb-entry
- 24237 third-party-advisory
- 22617 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-0662 vdb-entry