Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Sarad

vendor:

Sarad

by:

Unknown

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Buffer Overflow

119

CWE

Product Name: Sarad

Affected Version From: Unknown

Affected Version To: Unknown

Patch Exists: No

Related CWE: Unknown

CPE: a:sarad

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested:

Unknown

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Sarad

Sarad is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trigger the overflow condition by supplying a large string value to the application, which may result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the server. Additionally, there are other instances of potential buffer overflow and format string vulnerabilities throughout the application, caused by the use of strcpy() and sprintf functions. Further analysis is ongoing.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to implement proper input validation and sanitization techniques. Additionally, using safer string manipulation functions like strncpy() and snprintf() instead of strcpy() and sprintf() can help prevent buffer overflows.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10984/info

sarad is reported prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue presents itself due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data.

A remote attacker can trigger the overflow condition by supplying a large string value to the application. Arbitrary code execution is possible in the context of the server.

In addition to this issue, it is reported that various other instances of potential buffer overflow and format string vulnerabilities exist throughout the application. These issues exist due to the use of strcpy() and sprintf functions. This BID will be updated upon further analysis.

perl -e 'print "SUCK" x 11; print chr foreach(0x90,0xdb,0x14,0x40,0);' | netcat victim 7000