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Webster HTTP Server GET Buffer Overflow

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Webster HTTP Server GET Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
12/02/2002
Created
05/30/2018

Description

This exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Webster HTTP server. The server and source code was released within an article from the Microsoft Systems Journal in February 1996 titled "Write a Simple HTTP-based Server Using MFC and Windows Sockets".

Author(s)

  • aushack <patrick@osisecurity.com.au>

Platform

Windows

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use exploit/windows/http/webster_http
msf exploit(webster_http) > show targets
    ...targets...
msf exploit(webster_http) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(webster_http) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf exploit(webster_http) > exploit

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