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Dr.Web LHA Directory Name Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA22019
Release Date: 2006-09-20
Last Update: 2007-01-03
Popularity: 8,035 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Dr. Web 4.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4438


Description:
Jean-Sébastien Guay-Leroux has reported a vulnerability in Dr.Web, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the processing of LHA archives with a long directory name in the extended directory header. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted LHA archive.

Successful exploitation crashes the service and may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 4.33. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 4.33.5.10110.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Jean-Sébastien Guay-Leroux

Changelog:
2007-01-03: Added new updated version in "Solution" section and changed status from "Unpatched" to "Patched".


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