CVE-2001-1067

AOLserver 3.0 - Buffer Overflow via HTTP Authorization Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2001-1067. PoCs published by qitest1, Nate Haggard.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in AOLServer's ParseAuth() function by sending a maliciously crafted HTTP request with an oversized password field. It attempts to execute arbitrary shellcode (a bindshell on port 30464) by overwriting the stack frame pointer and return address.

Description

Buffer overflow in AOLserver 3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via an HTTP request with a long Authorization header.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by qitest1 · cremoteunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21089

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in AOLServer's ParseAuth() function by sending a maliciously crafted HTTP request with an oversized password field. It attempts to execute arbitrary shellcode (a bindshell on port 30464) by overwriting the stack frame pointer and return address.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: AOLServer version 3.2 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target AOLServer · AOLServer running on a vulnerable version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nate Haggard · perlremoteunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21088

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in AOLServer 3.0 by sending a maliciously crafted HTTP request with an oversized Authorization header. The PoC demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by crashing the server, though it could potentially be adapted for remote code execution (RCE).

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AOLServer 3.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · AOLServer 3.0 running on port 80
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3230
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0325.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7030
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213041

Scores

EPSS 0.1611
EPSS Percentile 96.5%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
aol/aol_server 3.0
aol/aol_server 3.2
Published Aug 31, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026