>> HTTrack Long URL Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Title : HTTrack Long URL Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2221 CVE ID : CVE-2008-3429 CWE ID : CWE-119
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-07-29
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in HTTrack and WinHTTrack, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error when processing an overly long URL (e.g. passed to the "Web Addresses (URL)" field), which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into crawling a malicious URL.
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