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mcweject Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24641
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Release Date:
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2007-03-27
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Last Update:
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2007-04-10
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Popularity:
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4,311 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | mcweject 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-1719
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Description:
harry has reported a vulnerability in mcweject, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within eject.c and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by providing an overly large argument on the command line.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges, but requires that the application is installed with the setuid bit set.
The vulnerability is reported in version 0.9. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Reportedly fixed in the port tree.
Provided and/or discovered by:
harry
Changelog:
2007-04-02: Added CVE reference.
2007-04-10: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/3578
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