TZipBuilder ZIP File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:17880

Info

TZipBuilder ZIP File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17880
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2006-2161
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 08 2006 12:00AM
Updated: May 19 2006 05:48PM
Credit: Tan Chew Keong of Secunia Research disclosed this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Roger Aelbrecht TZipBuilder 1.79.3 .01
Erik Dienske Abakt 0.9.3 -beta1
Erik Dienske Abakt 0.9.2
CAM Development CAM UnZip 4.3
CAM Development CAM UnZip 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Roger Aelbrecht TZipBuilder 1.79.4 .00
Erik Dienske Abakt 0.9.3 -RC1
CAM Development CAM UnZip 4.4

Discussion

TZipBuilder ZIP File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

TZipBuilder is susceptible to a buffer-overflow vulnerability. The application fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized memory buffer.

This issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of users running the affected application.

Version 1.79.03.01 of TZipBuilder is vulnerable to this issue; prior versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

TZipBuilder ZIP File 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].

Solution / Fix

TZipBuilder ZIP File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in version 1.79.04.00.


CAM Development CAM UnZip 4.3

CAM Development CAM UnZip 4.0

Erik Dienske Abakt 0.9.2

Erik Dienske Abakt 0.9.3 -beta1

Roger Aelbrecht TZipBuilder 1.79.3 .01

References

TZipBuilder ZIP File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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