Intrusion PreventionNetCat.Exec.Mode.Client.Request.Buffer.Overflow
Description
This indicates a vulnerability in Netcat 1.1 for Windows NT. The vulnerability is caused by a stack overflow when handling a client request. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a long string when NetCat is running with the -e option.
Affected Products
Netcat 1.1 for NT.
Impact
System compromise, remote code execution.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version, available from the Web site.
NetCat NetCat 1.11
http://www.vulnwatch.org/netcat/nc111nt.zip
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-04 | 18.133 |
Modified
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Sig Added |
| ID | 15019 |
| Created | Oct 01, 2007 |
| Updated | Jun 07, 2022 |
| CVE ID | |
| Risk |
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| Exploit Prediction Score | 77.77% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |
| Profile Type | Buffer Errors |