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Painkiller Password Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12367
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Release Date:
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2004-08-25
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Last Update:
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2005-02-28
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Painkiller 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1745 (Secunia mirror)
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This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in Painkiller, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the server when processing a password supplied by a client during the connection establishment. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by sending a packet with an overly long string in the password field to a vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation may potentially allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.3.1 and prior.
Solution:
A patch is reportedly ready but has not been released yet.
Host games on trusted networks only.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Luigi Auriemma
Changelog:
2005-02-28: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/painkex-adv.txt
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