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Witango Remotely Exploitable Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA9311
Release Date: 2003-07-21
Popularity: 6,408 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Witango Application Server 5.x
Witango Tango 2000 Server

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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Witango, allowing malicious persons to cause a buffer overflow.

The problem is that the "Witango_UserReference" cookie isn't handled correctly. This allows malicious people to cause a buffer overflow which possibly could be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Witango Application Server 5 and the previous version Tango 2000 Server have been reported vulnerable.

Solution:
It has been reported that Witango version 5.0.1.062 isn't vulnerable.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Mark Litchfield, NGSSoftware


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