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Re: Windows Command Processor CMD.EXE Buffer Overflow


From: Arnaud Jacques <webmaster () securiteinfo com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:40:26 +0200

Le Lundi 23 Octobre 2006 18:07, Tillmann Werner a écrit :
Luis,

Tried it on Win2k3 SP1:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>%COMSPEC% /K
"dir\\?\AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AA A AAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AA A AAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
System replied:
The filename or extension is too long.


YEah! Buffer Overflow Windows XP SP2

I Hill debug this.

What makes you think there is a buffer overflow? I'd say the 'dir' command
reports an error for parameters beyond 256 chars. Just plain error
handling, not a security issue, or am I missing something? 

/me agrees Tillmann
More info there :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;177665

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Cordialement,

Arnaud Jacques
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