xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability Description

xwpe 1.5.30a-2.1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long input strings that exceed buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious command-line arguments with 262 bytes of junk data followed by shellcode to overwrite the instruction pointer and achieve code execution or denial of service.

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39285
• http://www.identicalsoftware.com/xwpe
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xwpe-30a-stack-based-buffer-overflow