Buffer overflow in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
CVE-2014-2994
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).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.264 (97.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.264 · newest: 0.264 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner — versions 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/126306/Acunetix-8-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- www.acunetix.com/blog/news/misleading-reports-0-day-acunetix-wvs/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.youtube.com/watch
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32997 (Exploit, exploit)
- an7isec.blogspot.co.il/2014/04/pown-noobs-acunetix-0day.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/126307/Acunetix-8-Scanner-Buffer-Overflow.html
- osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/pwning-script-kiddies-acunetix-buffer-ove…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2994?
- CVE-2014-2994 is a vulnerability in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-04-27.
- Is CVE-2014-2994 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.