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Barracuda Spam Firewall Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23215
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Release Date:
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2006-12-06
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Popularity:
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4,763 views
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Critical:
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Highly 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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| OS: | Barracuda Spam Firewall
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1349
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Description:
Jean-Sébastien Guay-Leroux has reported a vulnerability in Barracuda Spam Firewall, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the Convert::UUlib library when processing BinHex files. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted file sent to the appliance.
This is related to:
SA15130
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 3.3.15.026.
Solution:
Update to the latest version.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Jean-Sébastien Guay-Leroux
Original Advisory:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051121.html
Other References:
SA15130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15130
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