Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) 8 build 20120704 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML file containing an IMG element with a long URL (src attribute).
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
- Acunetix 8 build 20120704 - Remote Stack Overflow EDB-32997 · remote · Apr 24, 2014
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126306/Acunetix-8-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.acunetix.com/blog/news/misleading-reports-0-day-acunetix-wvs/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMx8K1GeM
- 32997 exploit
- http://an7isec.blogspot.co.il/2014/04/pown-noobs-acunetix-0day.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126307/Acunetix-8-Scanner-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/pwning-script-kiddies-acunetix-buffer-overflow/