Bugtraq: Re: false alarm: query cgi problem

[mouse () Holo Rodents Montreal QC CA (der Mouse)]

> For anyone who cares, the buffer overflow in the query cgi is not
> exploitable.  This is because the exploit requires 21,000+ bytes, and
> the maximum size for a URL is 1024 bytes.  That is how it is defined
> in the RFC.
That doesn't necessarily mean it's not exploitable; it depends on what
the web server in question does with URLs that violate the RFC.  If the
web server truncates, dumps the request, or something similar, you're
okay - but if it is liberal in what it accepts and is willing to handle
URLs 21K long, you could still be in trouble.

                                        der Mouse

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