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Sid: 
6511

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Summary: 
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Alt-N WebAdmin.

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Impact: 
Serious. Execution of code is possible.

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Detailed Information:
Alt-N WebAdmin does not properly check user supplied data in the "user" parameter at login. This may allow a remote attacker to overflow a fixed length buffer and execute code of their choosing on an affected system.

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Affected Systems:
 
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Attack Scenarios: 
An attacker can supply excess data to the "user" parameter to overflow the fixed length buffer and execute code of their choosing on the host.

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Ease of Attack: 
Simple

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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-affected version of the software

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
Kevin Shivers <kevin.shivers@sourcefire.com>
Nigel Houghton <nigel.houghton@sourcefire.com>

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