AVIRA Desktop for Windows ACE Archive Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:14824

Info

AVIRA Desktop for Windows ACE Archive Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14824
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 14 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 14 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Tan Chew Keong, Secunia Research.
Vulnerable: AVIRA Desktop for Windows 1.0 0.00.68
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

AVIRA Desktop for Windows ACE Archive Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

AVIRA Desktop for Windows is affected by a remote buffer overflow vulnerability when handling ACE archives.

If the application has been enabled to scan compressed files and proceeds to process a malicious archive, a buffer overflow condition can be triggered. This may lead to memory corruption and potentially facilitate arbitrary code execution.

An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized remote access in the context of SYSTEM.

Desktop for Windows version 1.00.00.68 running AVPACK32.DLL version 6.31.0.3 is reportedly vulnerable. It is possible that other versions are affected as well.

Exploit / POC

AVIRA Desktop for Windows ACE Archive Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

AVIRA Desktop for Windows ACE Archive Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released AVPACK32.DLL version 6.31.1.7 to address this issue. Users are advised to upgrade through the online update functionality of the application.

References

AVIRA Desktop for Windows ACE Archive Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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