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PowerArchiver "BlackHole" Archive Handling Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA27000
Release Date: 2007-10-05
Last Update: 2007-10-09
Popularity: 6,452 views

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

Software:PowerArchiver 2000 5.x
PowerArchiver 2001 6.x
PowerArchiver 2001 7.x
PowerArchiver 2002 8.x
PowerArchiver 2003 8.x
PowerArchiver 2004 9.x
PowerArchiver 2006 9.x
PowerArchiver 2007 10.x

Binary Analysis: BA242 :: Available for 1 Credit

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in PowerArchiver, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling "BlackHole" archives. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted "BlackHole" archive containing an overly long filename.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 10.20.21.

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