Eazel unacev2.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA19938
Release Date: 2006-05-17
Popularity: 3,920 views

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

Software:Eazel 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-2856


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

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in ztvunacev2.dll (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 1.0. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Do not extract untrusted ACE archives.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Secunia Research

Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-33/

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


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