Vulnerability Note VU#259540

SAP Internet Graphics Service buffer overflow

Overview

SAP Internet Graphics Service contains a buffer overflow. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

I. Description

According to SAP,

The Internet Graphics Service (IGS) constitutes the infrastructure to enable the application developer to display graphics in an Internet browser with a minimum of effort.

The IGS fails to properly handle HTTP requests allowing a heap-based buffer overflow to occur. Note the IGS is is enabled by default in certain versions of the SAP Web Application Server.

This vulnerability may be triggered by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to a vulnerable IGS installation.

II. Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system, possibly with elevated privileges.

III. Solution

According to public reports, SAP has addressed this issue. More information is available SAP Note 968423.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
SAP	Unknown	18-Jan-2007

References

http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC-Security_Pre-Advisory_SAP_IGS_Remote_Buffer_Overflow.pdf
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/17/86c039c7811f11e10000000a114084/content.htm

Credit

This vulnerability was reported by Mariano Nu�ez Di Croce.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

Date Public:	2007-01-18
Date First Published:	2007-01-19
Date Last Updated:	2007-01-19
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):
NVD-ID(s):
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	11.55
Document Revision:	9

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