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Green Dam URL Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA35435
Release Date: 2009-06-15
Last Update: 2009-06-19
Popularity: 1,201 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Green Dam 3.x

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

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when filtering URLs and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by e.g. redirecting the browser to an overly long URL.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 3.17. Other versions may also be affected.

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