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PowerArchiver "BlackHole" Archive Handling Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory:	SA27000	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2007-10-05
Last Update:	2007-10-09
Popularity:	4,753 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

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CVE reference:	CVE-2007-5279 CVE-2007-5284

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. Solution: Update to version 10.20.21. http://www.powerarchiver.com/download/ Provided and/or discovered by: Fourteenforty Research Institute, Inc. Changelog: 2007-10-05: Updated the credits and the "Description" section with additional information. Added additional affected versions. 2007-10-09: Added CVE reference. Original Advisory: Fourteenforty Research Institute, Inc.: http://www.fourteenforty.jp/research/advisory.cgi?FFRRA-20071009 PowerArchiver: http://www.powerarchiver.com/news/ JVN: http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2361323184/index.html

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