Winace Malformed Filename Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	33049
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 29 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 02 2009 05:21PM
Credit:	Cn4phux
Vulnerable:	Winace Winace 2.2
Not Vulnerable:

Winace Malformed Filename Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Winace is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash Windows Explorer, denying service to legitimate users. Given the nature of this issue, attackers may also be able to run arbitrary code, but this has not been confirmed.

Winace 2.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Winace Malformed Filename Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to download a malicious file and compress it through Windows Explorer.

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/33049.py

Winace Malformed Filename Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Winace Malformed Filename Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Winace Homepage (Winace)