WinACE 2.60 ARJ Archive memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WinACE 2.60 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ARJ Archive Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-0813. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WinACE 2.60. This affects an unknown part of the component ARJ Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in WinACE 2.60 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large header block in an ARJ archive.

The bug was discovered 10/26/2005. The weakness was released 02/23/2006 by Tan Chew Keong with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0813 since 02/21/2006. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 120 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at winace.de. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24872), SecurityFocus (BID 16786†), OSVDB (23383†), Secunia (SA17251†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015672†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: winace.de

Timelineinfo

10/26/2005 🔍
02/21/2006 +118 days 🔍
02/23/2006 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0813 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0813
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2061
X-Force: 24872 - WinAce ARJ header buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 16786 - Winace ARJ File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17251 - WinACE ARJ Archive Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 23383 - WinACE ARJ Header Block Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015672
Vupen: ADV-2006-0709

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2006 11:05
Updated: 04/21/2018 09:11
Changes: 02/27/2006 11:05 (71), 04/21/2018 09:11 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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