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NOD32 Anti-Virus ARJ Archive Handling Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16604
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Release Date:
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2005-09-08
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Last Update:
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2005-09-27
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Popularity:
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11,380 views
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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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | NOD32 for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2903
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Description:
Secunia research has discovered a vulnerability in NOD32 Anti-Virus, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in handling ARJ archives containing compressed files with overly long filename. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted ARJ archive is scanned.
Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary code execution, but requires that archive scanning is enabled.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in NOD32 for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP Trial Version 2.5 (with nod32.002 version 1.033 build 1127). Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to the latest version (nod32.002 version 1.034 build 1132) via online update.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Tan Chew Keong, Secunia Research.
Changelog:
2005-09-27: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-40/advisory/
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