CVE-2008-0633 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.0 Published 6 Feb 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Anon Proxy Server via a buffer overflow when authentication is enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-0633?

CVE-2008-0633 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in Anon Proxy Server 0.102 and earlier, when user authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exception) via a user name with a large number of quotes, which triggers the overflow during escaping.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0633?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Anon Proxy Server Anon Proxy Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0633?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0633 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-0633 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0633 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r9v8-vjgf-82h8.