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SecureCRT / SecureFX Potential Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:	SA19040
Release Date:	2006-03-03
Last Update:	2006-03-08

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	SecureCRT 5.x SecureFX 3.x

CVE reference:	CVE-2006-1038 (Secunia mirror)

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Description: A vulnerability has been reported in SecureCRT and SecureFX, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when converting a unicode string to a multi-byte string. This can potentially be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when certain unspecified conditions are met. The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions: * SecureCRT version 5.0.4 and prior. * SecureFX version 3.0.4 and prior. Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, scan using the Network Software Inspector. Solution: Update to a fixed version. SecureCRT: Update to version 5.0.5. http://www.vandyke.com/download/securecrt/index.html SecureFX: Update to version 3.0.5. http://www.vandyke.com/download/securefx/index.html Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by vendor. Changelog: 2006-03-06: Updated version number for SecureFX in "Solution" section. Added link to vendor advisory. Lowered rating to "Less critical". 2006-03-08: Added CVE reference. Original Advisory: VanDyke Software: http://www.vandyke.com/support/advisory/2006/03/19040.html http://www.vandyke.com/products/securecrt/history.txt http://www.vandyke.com/products/securefx/history.txt



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