IP Messenger For Win Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:7566

Info

IP Messenger For Win Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7566
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 13 2003 12:00AM
Updated: May 13 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Hisayuki Shinmachi.
Vulnerable: IP Messenger IP Messenger For Win 2.0.2
IP Messenger IP Messenger For Win 2.0.1
IP Messenger IP Messenger For Win 2.0
Not Vulnerable: IP Messenger IP Messenger For Win 2.0.3

Discussion

IP Messenger For Win Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

IP Messenger For Win has been reported prone to Buffer overflow Vulnerability.

Reportedly the issue presents itself due to a lack of sufficient bounds checking performed on the filename of a file supplied through IP Messenger.
Reportedly an attacker may present a malicious file to the victim through IP Messenger. The filename will be of sufficient length to trigger the condition.

Ultimately an attacker may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary operation codes. Code execution would occur in the context of the user running the vulnerable IP Messenger application.

Exploit / POC

IP Messenger For Win Filename 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

IP Messenger For Win Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in the current version of the software:


IP Messenger IP Messenger For Win 2.0

IP Messenger IP Messenger For Win 2.0.1

IP Messenger IP Messenger For Win 2.0.2

References

IP Messenger For Win Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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