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Lhaplus "extended header size" Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21256
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Release Date:
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2006-08-01
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Last Update:
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2006-08-10
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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: | Lhaplus 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2006-4033 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Tan Chew Keong has reported a vulnerability in Lhaplus, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the handling of LZH files. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted LZH file is extracted.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with the user's privileges.
A potential integer underflow vulnerability has also been reported.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.52. Prior versions may also be affected.
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Solution:
Update to version 1.53.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Tan Chew Keong
Changelog:
2006-08-10: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://vuln.sg/lhaplus152-en.html
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3 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. Lhaplus ZOO Archive Processing Buffer Overflow
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2. Lhaplus LZH Archive Processing Unspecified Buffer Overflow
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3. Lhaplus ARJ Long Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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