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Hammer of Thyrion "HuffDecode()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28124
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Release Date:
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2007-12-17
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Last Update:
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2008-04-07
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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: | Hammer of Thyrion 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6468 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Hammer of Thyrion, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing huffman encoded data within the "HuffDecode()" function in hw_utils/hwrcon/huffman.c and hexenworld/Client/huffman.c. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted huffman encoded packet.
The vulnerability is reported in version 1.4.2. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 1.4.3.
http://uhexen2.sourceforge.net/download.html
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2007-12-21: Added CVE reference.
2008-03-26: Updated "Solution" section.
2008-04-07: Updated "Solution" and "Original Advisory" section.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showno...release_id=562016&group_id=124987
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=589689
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