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WinAce UUE File Decompression Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28215
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Release Date:
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2007-12-25
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Last Update:
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2008-01-02
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Popularity:
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3,751 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: | WinAce 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6563
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in WinAce, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when decompressing UUE files and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted UUE file containing an overly long filename.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.65. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 2.69.
http://www.winace.com/down.html
Provided and/or discovered by:
Fourteenforty Research Institute
Changelog:
2008-01-02: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.fourteenforty.jp/research/advisory.cgi?FFRRA-20071225
Other References:
JVN:
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2344736880/index.html
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