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>> BigAnt Messenger AntServer Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : BigAnt Messenger AntServer Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1238
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1914
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-04-16
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A vulnerability has been identified in BigAnt Messenger, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in "AntServer.exe" when processing overly long HTTP GET requests sent to port 6080/TCP, which could be exploited by remote attackers to crash an affected server or execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
BigAnt Messenger version 2.2 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.35 :
http://www.bigantsoft.com/download.html
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1238
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Matteo Memelli.
ChangeLog
2008-04-16 : Initial release
2008-05-16 : Updated Solution
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