Description
Backup Key Recovery 2.2.4 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Name field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 300 or more characters into the Name field during registration to trigger a crash when submitting the form.
Problem types
Return of Pointer Value Outside of Expected Range
Product status
Credits
Victor Mondragón
References
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46750 (ExploitDB-46750)
www.nsauditor.com/downloads/backeyrecovery_setup.exe (Product Reference)
www.vulncheck.com/...covery-denial-of-service-via-name-field (VulnCheck Advisory: Backup Key Recovery 2.2.4 Denial of Service via Name Field)