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htget Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13579
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Release Date:
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2004-12-20
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Popularity:
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9,589 views
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Critical:
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Moderately 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: | htget 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-0852
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Description:
infamous41md has reported a vulnerability in htget, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified boundary error in "htget.c". This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted URL.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 0.93. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
This is a beta product and should not be used on production systems.
Use another product.
Provided and/or discovered by:
infamous41md
Original Advisory:
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-611
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