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ncompress "decompress()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21427
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Release Date:
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2006-08-10
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Popularity:
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6,964 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | ncompress 4.x
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Description:
Tavis Ormandy has reported a vulnerability in ncompress, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "decompress()" function in compress42.c and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when decompressing a specially crafted datastream.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
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