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HistoryMay 30, 2006 - 12:00 a.m.

[SA20179] ZipCentral ZIP File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

2006-05-3000:00:00
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TITLE:
ZipCentral ZIP File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20179

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20179/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
ZipCentral 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/9233/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
handling of filenames in a ZIP archive. This can be exploited to
cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a malicious ZIP archive
containing a file with an overly long filename is extracted.

Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 4.01. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not extract ZIP files from untrusted sources.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tan Chew Keong, Secunia Research.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-35/


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