[SA19834] FilZip unacev2.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

TITLE:
FilZip unacev2.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19834

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Filzip 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/8229/

DESCRIPTION:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in FilZip, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in UNACEV2.DLL
when extracting an ACE archive containing a file with an overly long
filename. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer
overflow when a user extracts a specially crafted ACE archive.

The vulnerability is related to:
SA16479

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 3.04. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not extract untrusted ACE archives.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Secunia Research

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-30/

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