VDB-27104 · CVE-2005-3831 · SA17420

SpeedProject Squeez 5.0 Build 4285 cxzip60.dll lstrcat memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SpeedProject Squeez 5.0 Build 4285. Affected by this vulnerability is the function lstrcat in the library cxzip60.dll. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3831. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SpeedProject Squeez 5.0 Build 4285 (Project Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function lstrcat in the library cxzip60.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) CxZIP60.dll and (2) CxZIP60u.dll, as used in SpeedProject products including (a) ZipStar 5.0 Build 4285, (b) Squeez 5.0 Build 4285, and (c) SpeedCommander 11.0 Build 4430 and 10.51 Build 4430, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP archive containing a long filename.

The bug was discovered 11/03/2005. The weakness was shared 11/24/2005 by Tan Chew Keong as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3831 since 11/26/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (21073†), Secunia (SA17420†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015265†). The entry VDB-27105 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27104
Secunia: 17420 - SpeedProject Products ZIP/UUE File Extraction Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 21073 - SpeedProject Multiple Products ZIP/UUE Archive File Pathname Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015265
Vupen: ADV-2005-2570

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/13/2018 08:28
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (58), 07/13/2018 08:28 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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