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PowerArchiver PAISO.DLL ISO File Handling Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA23559
Release Date: 2007-01-04
Last Update: 2007-01-18
Popularity: 6,420 views

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

Software:PowerArchiver 2006 9.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-0097


Description:
Tan Chew Keong has reported a vulnerability in PowerArchiver, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within PAISO.DLL when processing ISO files containing long pathnames. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted ISO file containing a file within several nested directories.

The vulnerability is reported in version 9.64.02. Prior versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 9.64.03.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Tan Chew Keong, vuln.sg

Changelog:
2007-01-18: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://vuln.sg/powarc964-en.html


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