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SIDVault LDAP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26613
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Release Date:
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2007-08-27
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Last Update:
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2007-09-03
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Popularity:
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4,630 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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| Software: | SIDVault 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-4566
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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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