CVE-2014-2994

Published: Apr 27, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) 8 build 20120704 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML file containing an IMG element with a long URL (src attribute).

Affected (1)

Products: Acunetix: Web Vulnerability Scanner

Acunetix

1 product

Web Vulnerability Scanner

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner	Version 8 build_20120704

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (14)

http://an7isec.blogspot.co.il/2014/04/pown-noobs-acunetix-0day.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/pwning-script-kiddies-acunetix-buffer-overflow/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126306/Acunetix-8-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126307/Acunetix-8-Scanner-Buffer-Overflow.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.acunetix.com/blog/news/misleading-reports-0-day-acunetix-wvs/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32997

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaMx8K1GeM

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://an7isec.blogspot.co.il/2014/04/pown-noobs-acunetix-0day.html