# CVE-2011-0488: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the InduSoft NTWebServer test service.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2011
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x6q8-w8xf-7859

## What is CVE-2011-0488?

CVE-2011-0488 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in NTWebServer.exe in the test web service in InduSoft NTWebServer, as distributed in Advantech Studio 6.1 and InduSoft Web Studio 7.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 80.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0488?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Advantech Advantech Studio, Indusoft Web Studio.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-0488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-0488 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2011-0340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0340/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2013-1627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1627/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-0488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-0488 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0488/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-0488

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