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NewsReactor Article Processing yEncode "name" Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA24487
Release Date: 2007-03-13
Last Update: 2007-03-26
Popularity: 5,766 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:NewsReactor

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Marsu Pilami has discovered a vulnerability in NewsReactor, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing articles downloaded from a news server. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted article with an overly long (greater than 200 bytes) yEncode "name" keyword posted to the news server.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in build 20070220.21. Other versions may also be affected.

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