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wwwcount Count.cgi Remote Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 10049

Synopsis

A web application on the remote web server has a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

According to its version number, the 'Count.cgi' CGI installed on the remote web server has a buffer overflow vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to wwwcount 2.4 or later.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1997/Oct/82

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/1997/Oct/84

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10049

File Name: count_cgi.nasl

Version: 1.36

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/1997

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0021

BID: 128