Pinnacle ShowCenter BSE web server skin denial of service 1.2
 
Plugin ID220
Plugin namePinnacle ShowCenter BSE web server skin denial of service
Plugin filenamePinnacle ShowCenter BSE web server skin denial of service.plugin
Plugin filesize4239 bytes
Plugin familyHTTP
Plugin created nameMarc Ruef
Plugin created emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin created webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin created companycomputec.ch
Plugin created date2004/09/10
Plugin updated nameMarc Ruef
Plugin updated emailmarc dot ruef at computec dot ch
Plugin updated webhttp://www.computec.ch
Plugin updated companycomputec.ch
Plugin updated date2004/11/13
Plugin version1.2
Plugin changelogAdded SecurityTracker ID in version 1.1. Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.2
Plugin protocoltcp
Plugin port8000
Plugin procedure exploitopen|send GET /ShowCenter/SettingsBase.php?Skin=ATK HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists failed to open stream OR No such file or directory in OR loaduserprofile(): Failed opening required OR \Pinnacle\ShowCenter\
Plugin exploit accuracy90
Plugin commentThe server is usually bound to the official address (e.g. 192.168.0.11) and not the loopback address (127.0.0.1). This may affect localhost audits. This plugin does check the attack very accurate but the denial of service is not given directly.
Bug published nameMarc Ruef
Bug published emailmarc dot ruef at computec.ch
Bug published webhttp://www.computec.ch
Bug published companycomputec.ch
Bug published date2004/09/10
Bug advisoryhttp://www.computec.ch/projekte/atk/
Bug affectedPinnacle ShowCenter
Bug not affectedOther solutions
Bug vulnerability classDenial Of Service
Bug descriptionThe remote system is running the Pinnacle ShowCenter. This is a straming server that comes with a web GUI that is provided with a HTTP server named BSE. If somebody is able to connect to the ShowCenter, it is possible to start a denial of service attack by defining a non existent skin. Every connection to the target from the host who specified the wrong skin will be terminated by PHP warning and fata error.
Bug solutionResetting the skin name by using another HTTP GET request for an existing skin as like http://192.168.0.11:8000/ShowCenter/SettingsBase.php?Skin=DefaultXL does not work. Thus, check the path given in the warning. If this is C:\Programme\Pinnacle\ShowCenter\DocPath/Skin/ATK/Name.inc.php you can copy or rename another profile in the path ATK to provide the needed files. After resetting an existent skin you can delete the temp skin directory. Upgrade the affected software. The server should be deactivated or de-installed if not necessary. To make it harder to find the server the daemon could be configured to listen at another port (e.g. 8081). Try to prevent unwanted connection attempts by filtering traffic with firewalling. Alternation of the application banner can confuse an attacker and let him determine the wrong software.
Bug fixing timeApprox. 30 minutes
Bug exploit availabilityYes
Bug exploit urlhttp://www.computec.ch/projekte/atk/
Bug remoteYes
Bug localYes
Bug severityMedium
Bug popularity3
Bug simplicity7
Bug impact7
Bug risk6
Source Security Tracker ID1011379
Source LiteratureHacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427
Source Misc.http://www.computec.ch

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