module

Cogent DataHub HTTP Server Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
2013-07-26
Created
2018-05-30

Description

This module exploits a stack based buffer overflow on Cogent DataHub 7.3.0. The
vulnerability exists in the HTTP server. While handling HTTP headers, a
strncpy() function is used in a dangerous way. This module has been tested
successfully on Cogent DataHub 7.3.0 (Demo) on Windows XP SP3.

Authors

rgod rgod@autistici.org
juan vazquez juan.vazquez@metasploit.com

Platform

Windows

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands ‘show options’ or ‘show advanced’:


msf > use exploit/windows/http/cogent_datahub_request_headers_bof
msf exploit(cogent_datahub_request_headers_bof) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(cogent_datahub_request_headers_bof) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(cogent_datahub_request_headers_bof) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(cogent_datahub_request_headers_bof) > exploit

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