HAURI ALZ filename buffer overflow

hauri-alz-filename-bo (22535) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

vrAZMain.dll v in HAURI LiveCall, ViRobot Expert and ViRobot Advanced Server is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the processing of an ALZ compressed archive filename. By scanning a malicious ALZ archive that contains a specially-crafted filename, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Platforms Affected:

  • HAURI, HAURI LiveCall
  • HAURI, ViRobot Advanced Server
  • ViRobot, ViRobot Expert 4.0

Remedy:

For ViRobot Expert 4.0, ViRobot Advanced Server, and HAURI LiveCall:
Upgrade to the latest version of vrAZMain.dll, 5.9.22.154 or later, available from the ViRobot Web page. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • HAURI LiveCall, The AntiVirus Wizards of HAURI at http://www.globalhauri.com/html/products/livecall.html.
  • ViRobot Web page, The AntiVirus Wizards of HAURI at http://www.globalhauri.com/html/products/fs_advanced.html.
  • BID-15045: HAURI Anti-Virus ALZ Archive Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • CVE-2005-4786: Buffer overflow in the archive decompression library (vrAZMain.dll 5.8.22.137), as used in HAURI anti-virus products including (1) ViRobot Expert 4.0, (2) ViRobot Advanced Server, and (3) HAURI LiveCall, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ALZ archive containing a file with a long filename.
  • OSVDB ID: 19878: HAURI Anti-Virus ALZ Archive Filename Overflow
  • SA16852: HAURI Anti-Virus ALZ Archive Handling Buffer Overflow
  • SECTRACK ID: 1015018: HAURI LiveCall Buffer Overflow in Processing ALZ Archives Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SECTRACK ID: 1015019: HAURI ViRobot Buffer Overflow in Processing ALZ Archives Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • VUPEN/ADV-2005-1978: HAURI Antivirus ALZ Archive Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Reported:

Oct 06, 2005

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