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"MaxDB is a heavy-duty, SAP-certified open source database for OLTP and OLAP usage which offers high reliability, availability, scalability and a very comprehensive feature set."
Two vulnerabilities in MaxDB WebTools have been found and reported to MySQL team. |
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Credit:
The information has been provided by Evgeny Demidov.
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Vulnerable Systems:
* MaxDB WebTools Version 7.5.00.18 and prior
Immune Systems:
* MaxDB WebTools Version 7.5.00.19
WebDav handler long 'Overwrite' header:
Supplying a long 'Overwrite' header in Copy / Move WebDAV requests cause a stack overflow that allows arbitrary code execution. A remote attacker can exploit this to get root/SYSTEM privileges.
Example:
COPY /~username/index.html HTTP/1.1
Host: www.example.org
Destination: http://www.example.org/~username/folder/index.html
Overwrite: AAAAAAA...
Funny 'wahttp' NULL pointer dereference:
To reproduce it, execute the following command:
$ telnet localhost 9999
GET /file/not/found HTTP/1.0
[ENTER]
[ENTER]
Solution:
MaxDB 7.0.19 should fix these problems. The version is available at: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/maxdb/7.5.00.html
Disclosure Timeline:
25 May 2004 - vulnerability has been discovered by Evgeny Demidov
26 May 2004 - vulnerability details has been made available to VulnDisco clients
15 Oct 2004 - vulnerability has been reported to security at mysql
7 Dec 2004 - public release of the advisory
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