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TITLE:
Simple Web Server Request Handling Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15000

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
PMSoftware Simple Web Server 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/4931/

DESCRIPTION:
Michael Thumann has reported a vulnerability in PMSoftware Simple Web
Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling
HTTP requests and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer
overflow via an overly long HTTP GET request (about 260 bytes).

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.015. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Use another product.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Michael Thumann

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