Description
Geo++ GNCASTER 1.4.0.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple requests for a non-existent file using a long URI.
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
- Geo++ GNCASTER 1.4.0.7 - GET Denial of Service EDB-33965 · dos · Jan 27, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20100127 [RT-SA-2010-001] Geo++(R) GNCASTER: Insecure handling of long URLs mailing-list
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2010-001/-geo-r-gncaster-insecure-handling-of-long-urls
- 62011 vdb-entry
- gncaster-httpget-code-execution(55974) vdb-entry
- 38323 third-party-advisory