Buffer overflows can lead to arbitrary command execution
| decod-generic-overflow (2189) |  High Risk |
Description:
In buffer overflow attacks, an attacker supplies data that is longer than the available space to hold it. For stack allocated variables, this usually means the attacker can corrupt other variables and eventually modify the code that is executed when the function in which the overflow occurs ends.
Platforms Affected:
- Various vendors, Any application
Remedy:
Block access to hosts or networks launching these attacks. This event may indicate an attack based on previously released vulnerabilities in a server, or an attack on unpublished security vulnerabilities. If possible, remove the attacked server from the network and determine any vulnerabilities it may have.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Phrack Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 49, Article 14 of 16, Smashing The Stack For Fun And Profit at http://insecure.org/stf/smashstack.html.
Reported:
May 18, 1999
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