> NGSSoftware Insight Security Research Advisory
>
> Name: Remote System Buffer Overrun WebAdmin.exe
> Systems Affected: Windows
> Severity: High Risk
> Category: Buffer Overrun
> Vendor URL: http://www.altn.com/
> Author: Mark Litchfield (mark (at) ngssoftware (dot) com [email concealed])
> Date: 24th June 2003
> Advisory number: #NISR2406-03

I've been making a few tests using WebAdmin 2.0.3 running under IIS (WebAdmin.dll)

On my tests, I haven't been able to exploit this issue beyond the scope of a Denial of Service. The Active Server Pages
service just reboots itself and two entries are added to the event log:

Application Log:

Event Type: Information
Event Source: Active Server Pages
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3
Date: 24/06/2003
Time: 22:19:16
User: N/A
Computer: XXX
Description:
Service started.

System Log:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: W3SVC
Event Category: None
Event ID: 37
Date: 24/06/2003
Time: 22:17:33
User: N/A
Computer: XXX
Description:
Out of process application '/LM/W3SVC/3/Root/WebAdmin' terminated unexpectedly.
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David A. Pérez

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