>> DameWare Mini Remote Control Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Title : DameWare Mini Remote Control Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1596 CVE ID : CVE-2005-2842 CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-08-31
Technical Description
A vulnerability was identified in DameWare Mini Remote Control Server, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the authentication procedure that does not properly handle an overly long "username" parameter (port 6129), which could be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system.
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