CVE-2014-2994

CRITICAL 10.0CVE-2014-2994 · Published 27/04/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
web vulnerability scanner acunetix	`= 8`	No fix yet

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).

References

an7isec.blogspot.co.il/2014/04/pown-noobs-acunetix-0day.html
osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/pwning-script-kiddies-acunetix-buffer-overflow
packetstormsecurity.com/files/126306/Acunetix-8-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/126307/Acunetix-8-Scanner-Buffer-Overflow.html
acunetix.com/blog/news/misleading-reports-0-day-acunetix-wvs · Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com/exploits/32997 · Exploit
youtube.com/watch

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