CVE-2023-4491 (GCVE-0-2023-4491)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-04 12:17 – Updated: 2024-09-05 18:11
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Title
Easy Address Book Web Server Buffer overflow vulnerability
Summary
Buffer overflow vulnerability in Easy Address Book Web Server 1.6 version. The exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to send a very long username string to /searchbook.ghp, asking for the name via a POST request, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the remote machine.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
EFS Software Easy Address Book Web Server Affected: 1.6
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Credits
Rafael Pedrero
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