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ExtractNow unacev2.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA19581
Release Date: 2006-05-02
Last Update: 2006-05-05
Popularity: 4,098 views

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

Software:ExtractNow 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-2856


Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in ExtractNow, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in UNACEV2.DLL when extracting an ACE archive containing a file with an overly long filename. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a user extracts a specially crafted ACE archive.

The vulnerability is related to:
SA16479

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 3.60. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
No fix is available for version 3.x. However, the rewritten version 4.x is not affected. Users can therefore upgrade to version 4.15 or later.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Secunia Research

Changelog:
2006-05-05: Added CVE reference.

Other References:
SA16479:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16479/


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