ConeXware PowerArchiver up to 9.62.03 dzips32.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ConeXware PowerArchiver up to 9.62.03. The affected element is an unknown function in the library dzips32.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-3985. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ConeXware PowerArchiver up to 9.62.03. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality in the library dzips32.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in DZIPS32.DLL 6.0.0.4 in ConeXware PowerArchiver 9.62.03 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code by adding a new file to a crafted ZIP archive that already contains a file with a long name.

The bug was discovered 07/08/2006. The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2006 by Tan Chew Keong (Website). The advisory is available at vuln.sg. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3985 since 08/04/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/25/2017).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22312 (DynaZip < 5.0.0.8 / 6.0.0.5 Zip Archive Handling Multiple Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27939), Tenable (22312), SecurityFocus (BID 19143†), OSVDB (27492†) and Secunia (SA21199†). The entry VDB-47695 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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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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Nessus ID: 22312
Nessus Name: DynaZip < 5.0.0.8 / 6.0.0.5 Zip Archive Handling Multiple Overflows
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vuln.sg
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-3985 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3985
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31642
X-Force: 27939
SecurityFocus: 19143 - InnerMedia DynaZip ZIP Archive Handling Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21199 - PowerArchiver DZIPS32.DLL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27492 - PowerArchiver DZIPS32.DLL Zip File Addition Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1016579 - PowerArchiver Buffer Overflow in 'DZIPS32.DLL' in Processing ZIP Archives Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 25839 - ConeXware PowerArchiver Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability via a Crafted ZIP Archive, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2971

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 02/25/2017 10:15
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (60), 02/25/2017 10:15 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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