Avant Browser 8.0.2 - 'HTTP Request' Buffer Overflow (PoC)

EDB-ID:

23050




Platform:

Multiple

Date:

2003-08-21


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8471/info

It has been reported that a buffer overflow condition exists in the Avant Browser software that may cause an attacker to run arbitrary code on a vulnerable host in order to gain unauthorized access to the system. The vulnerability is due to a lack of boundary condition checks on URL values.

This issue may cause an attack to run arbitrary code on a host in the context of the user running the vulnerable version of Avant Browser.

http://AAAAAAA[more 780 chars]
<a href="http://AAA[more 780 chars]">aaa</a>