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NaviCOPA "GET" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA22124
Release Date: 2006-09-28
Last Update: 2006-11-02
Popularity: 5,870 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:NaviCOPA 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-5112


Description:
h07 has discovered a vulnerability in NaviCOPA Web Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of HTTP GET requests. This may allow execution of arbitrary code by sending an overly long, specially crafted HTTP GET request to the server.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.01 released 2006-09-11. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 2.01 released 2006-10-06.

Provided and/or discovered by:
h07

Changelog:
2006-10-03: Added CVE reference.
2006-11-02: Updated "Solution" section.


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