Description
Arm Whois 3.11 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized input string. Attackers can paste a malicious buffer of 700 bytes into the IP address or domain input field to trigger a denial of service condition.
Problem types
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Product status
Credits
Yair Rodríguez Aparicio
References
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45762 (ExploitDB-45762)
www.armcode.com/ (Official Product Homepage)
www.armcode.com/downloads/arm-whois.exe (Product Reference)
www.vulncheck.com/...s-denial-of-service-via-buffer-overflow (VulnCheck Advisory: Arm Whois 3.11 Denial of Service via Buffer Overflow)