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   Allaire Security Bulletin (ASB00-21)
   O'Reilly: Patch Available for Buffer Overrun in O'Reilly Website Pro
   2.4 webfind.exe
   
   Originally Posted: July 31, 2000
   Last Updated: July 31, 2000
   Summary
   
   The Cerberus Security Team has released an advisory about a security
   issue in the O'Reilly Website Pro web server. The issue could allow a
   malicious user to execute arbitrary code. This is not a problem with
   ColdFusion Server itself, but it is an issue that can affect
   ColdFusion users. Allaire recommends that customers see O'Reilly's
   support options for further information about this issue.
   Issue
   
   This issue is clearly explained in the Cerberus Security Team's alert:
        Details
   *******
   If webfind.exe receives a search string of over 1024 bytes then it
   access violates. This overflow is exploitable, and proof of concept is
   supplied below.
   Vendor Status
   *************
   O'Reilly were informed of this on the 7th of June 2000, and the issue
   has been fixed in the 2.5 release available at
   [[4]http://website.oreilly.com/support/software/wsp2x_updates.cfm].
   O'Reilly have also said that they will test the fixed dll the ensure
   that it will work with previous versions, so that it is just a case of
   replacing the updated file.
   Solution
   ********
   Download release 2.5 or the updated dll (libcgi.dll). If you are not
   using webfind.exe delete it.
        Source: Cerberus Information Security Advisory (CISADV000718)
   [online]. [London, UK] : Cerberus Information Security, July 2000
   [cited 28 July 2000]. Available from World Wide Web:
   <[5]http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0007&L=ntb
   ugtraq&F=&S=&P=6109>.
   
   Affected Software Versions
     * Website Pro 2.4 (Windows NT)
       
   What Allaire is Doing
   
   This is not an Allaire product. We are recommending that customers
   reference the information at O'Reilly's site and the archive that
   published this alert to address this issue.
   What Customers Should Do
   
   There is a patch available to correct this problem. It is detailed at
   the following URI:
   
   [6]http://website.oreilly.com/support/software/wsp2x_updates.cfm.
   
   Also, the original Alert published by the Cerberus Security Team is
   available on the NT BugTraq Web site at:
   
   [7]http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0007&L=ntbu
   gtraq&F=&S=&P=6109.
   
   Please note: this issue and patch may not be required for all users.
   Allaire customers should review all material available carefully
   before applying the patch. As always, customers should test patch
   changes in a testing environment before modifying production servers.
   Revisions
   July 31, 2000 -- Bulletin first created. Reporting Security Issues
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