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chbg "simplify_path()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA13529
Release Date: 2004-12-17
Last Update: 2004-12-22
Popularity: 5,969 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:chbg 1.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Danny Lungstrom has reported a vulnerability in chbg, allowing malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "simplify_path()" function, which is used to handle file names. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted list of file names.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code, but requires that a user is tricked into opening a list of files.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.5. Prior versions may also be affected.

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