JustSystems Ichitaro Document Processing Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA27992
Release Date: 2007-12-13
Last Update: 2008-01-07
Popularity: 5,666 views

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

Software:Ichitaro 10.x
Ichitaro 11.x
Ichitaro 12.x
Ichitaro 13.x
Ichitaro 2004
Ichitaro 2005
Ichitaro 2006
Ichitaro 2007
Ichitaro 9.x
Ichitaro for Linux
Ichitaro Lite2
Ichitaro viewer 4.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-6436


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in JustSystems Ichitaro, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when processing certain documents and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted document.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

NOTE: The vulnerability is currently being actively exploited.

Please see the vendor's advisory for a list of affected products and versions.

Solution:
Apply updates (see vendor's advisory for details).
http://www.justsystems.com/jp/info/pd7005.html

Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered as a 0-day.

Changelog:
2007-12-19: Added CVE reference.
2008-01-07: Updated "Solution" section, added link to vendor's advisory, and added additional affected products.

Original Advisory:
JustSystems:
http://www.justsystems.com/jp/info/pd7005.html

Symantec:
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-121308-3953-99


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