Signature Detail
Short Name |
APP:RWHOISD:RWHOISD-FS |
|---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
rwhoisd Format String |
Release Date |
2003/04/22 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
APP: rwhoisd Format String
This signature detects attempts to exploit a format string vulnerability in Network Solutions Inc (NSI) rwhoisd 1.5.x. Attackers can access the x86 shellcodes from the original published exploit (gen.c); generic shellcode signatures also match.
Extended Description
Rwhoisd is a publicly available RWHOIS server daemon for Unix based systems developed and maintained by Network Solutions Inc. Rwhoisd contains a remotely exploitable format string vulnerability. It is possible to overwrite memory by if a client supplies malicious format specifiers as the argument to the '-soa' directive. Attackers may be able to execute arbitrary code on affected hosts.
Affected Products
- Network Solutions rwhoisd 1.5.0
- Network Solutions rwhoisd 1.5.1 a
- Network Solutions rwhoisd 1.5.2
- Network Solutions rwhoisd 1.5.3
- Network Solutions rwhoisd 1.5.5
- Network Solutions rwhoisd 1.5.6
- Network Solutions rwhoisd 1.5.7
- Network Solutions rwhoisd 1.5.7 .1
References
- BugTraq: 3474
- CVE: CVE-2001-0838
- URL: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/825275