VDB-82908 · BID 15010 · SA16847

ALZip ARJ/ZIP/UUE/XXE Archive memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ALZip. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ARJ/ZIP/UUE/XXE Archive Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ALZip (version unknown). Affected is an unknown function of the component ARJ/ZIP/UUE/XXE 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 bug was discovered 09/19/2005. The weakness was presented 10/05/2005 by Tan Chew Keong with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 15010†), OSVDB (19890†) and Secunia (SA16847†). See VDB-26550 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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04/26/2016 +3855 days 🔍
10/26/2018 +913 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82908
SecurityFocus: 15010 - ALTools ALZip Multiple Archive Formats File Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16847
OSVDB: 19890 - ALZip ARJ/ZIP/UUE/XXE Archive Handling Overflow

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2016 16:45
Updated: 10/26/2018 08:51
Changes: 04/26/2016 16:45 (41), 10/26/2018 08:51 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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