Secunia Research
23/09/05, 19:45
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Secunia Research 23/09/2005
- PowerArchiver ACE/ARJ Archive Handling Buffer Overflow -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software.......................................... ..........1
Severity.......................................... ...................2
Description of Vulnerability..................................... ....3
Solution.......................................... ...................4
Time Table............................................. ..............5
Credits........................................... ...................6
References........................................ ...................7
About Secunia........................................... .............8
Verification...................................... ...................9
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1) Affected Software
PowerArchiver 2006 version 9.5 Beta 4/Beta 5
PowerArchiver 2004 version 9.25
PowerArchiver 2003 version 8.60
PowerArchiver 2002 version 8.10
Prior versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Moderately Critical
Impact: System access
Where: Remote
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3) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in PowerArchiver,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when reading the
filename of a compressed file from an ACE/ARJ archive. This can be
exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a malicious
archive containing a file with an overly long filename is opened.
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution.
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4) Solution
Update to the fixed versions.
PowerArchiver 2004:
Update to version 9.26.
The vulnerability has also been fixed in PowerArchiver 2006 Beta 6.
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5) Time Table
09/09/2005 - Initial vendor notification.
20/09/2005 - Vendor provided fixed version for testing.
22/09/2005 - Vendor released fixed versions.
23/09/2005 - Public disclosure.
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6) Credits
Discovered by Tan Chew Keong, Secunia Research.
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7) References
No references available.
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8) About Secunia
Secunia collects, validates, assesses, and writes advisories regarding
all the latest software vulnerabilities disclosed to the public. These
advisories are gathered in a publicly available database at the
Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/
Secunia offers services to our customers enabling them to receive all
relevant vulnerability information to their specific system
configuration.
Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:
http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/
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9) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-50/advisory/
Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
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Secunia Research 23/09/2005
- PowerArchiver ACE/ARJ Archive Handling Buffer Overflow -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software.......................................... ..........1
Severity.......................................... ...................2
Description of Vulnerability..................................... ....3
Solution.......................................... ...................4
Time Table............................................. ..............5
Credits........................................... ...................6
References........................................ ...................7
About Secunia........................................... .............8
Verification...................................... ...................9
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1) Affected Software
PowerArchiver 2006 version 9.5 Beta 4/Beta 5
PowerArchiver 2004 version 9.25
PowerArchiver 2003 version 8.60
PowerArchiver 2002 version 8.10
Prior versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Moderately Critical
Impact: System access
Where: Remote
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3) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in PowerArchiver,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when reading the
filename of a compressed file from an ACE/ARJ archive. This can be
exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a malicious
archive containing a file with an overly long filename is opened.
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution.
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4) Solution
Update to the fixed versions.
PowerArchiver 2004:
Update to version 9.26.
The vulnerability has also been fixed in PowerArchiver 2006 Beta 6.
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5) Time Table
09/09/2005 - Initial vendor notification.
20/09/2005 - Vendor provided fixed version for testing.
22/09/2005 - Vendor released fixed versions.
23/09/2005 - Public disclosure.
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6) Credits
Discovered by Tan Chew Keong, Secunia Research.
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7) References
No references available.
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8) About Secunia
Secunia collects, validates, assesses, and writes advisories regarding
all the latest software vulnerabilities disclosed to the public. These
advisories are gathered in a publicly available database at the
Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/
Secunia offers services to our customers enabling them to receive all
relevant vulnerability information to their specific system
configuration.
Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:
http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/
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9) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-50/advisory/
Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
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