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Servant Salamander unacev2.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19612
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Release Date:
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2006-04-28
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Last Update:
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2006-05-05
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Popularity:
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4,652 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Altap Salamander 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2856
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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Servant Salamander, 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 2.0 and 2.5 beta 11. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.5 RC 1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Tan Chew Keong, Secunia Research.
Changelog:
2006-05-05: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-24/advisory/
Other References:
SA16479:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16479/
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