unalz up to 0.52 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in unalz up to 0.52 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3862. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in unalz up to 0.52. This affects an unknown part. 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:

Buffer overflow in unalz before 0.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long file names in ALZ archives.

The bug was discovered 11/26/2005. The weakness was published 11/26/2005 by Ulf Harnhammar (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3862 since 11/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22825 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is .

Upgrading to version 0.53 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23267), Exploit-DB (26601), Tenable (22825), SecurityFocus (BID 15577†) and OSVDB (21160†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22825
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OpenVAS ID: 56216
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 959-1 (unalz)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: unalz 0.53

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.debian.org
Researcher: Ulf Harnhammar
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27135
X-Force: 23267
SecurityFocus: 15577 - Unalz Archive Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17774
OSVDB: 21160 - unalz Archive Extraction Filename Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 17302 - unalz < 0.53 Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution via Long File Names in ALZ Archive, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2604

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 12/24/2024 18:25
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (72), 08/03/2019 09:41 (4), 07/06/2021 16:56 (3), 12/24/2024 18:25 (17)
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