Rule:

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Sid:
1260

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known
vulnerability in AOLServer.

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Impact:
Possible Denial of Service (DoS) and execution of arbitrary code.

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Detailed Information:
A vulnerability exists in versions of AOL Server that may allow an
attacker to overflow a fixed length buffer and execute code of their
choosing on a vulnerable host.

The problem lies in the processing of user supplied passwords used in
basic authentication to the host. A long password may exceed a fixed
length buffer and allow an attacker to overwrite portions of memory and
execute code of their choosing.

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Affected Systems:
	AOL AOLServer 3.0 and 3.2

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker needs to supply a password 2048 bytes in length to trigger
the overflow.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits are available.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-vulnerable version of the software.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Brian Caswell <bmc@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>

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