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SIDVault LDAP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA26613
Release Date: 2007-08-27
Last Update: 2007-09-03
Popularity: 5,405 views

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

Software:SIDVault 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-4566


Description:
Joxean Koret has discovered a vulnerability in SIDVault, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the LDAP login mechanism. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted LDAP packet.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in SIDVault 2.0d for Linux and reported in versions prior to 2.0f.

Solution:
Update to version 2.0f.
http://www.alphacentauri.co.nz/downloads.htm

Provided and/or discovered by:
Joxean Koret

Changelog:
2007-09-03: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065453.html


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