Compression Plus ZOO buffer overflow
| compressionplus-zoo-bo (28693) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Compression Plus library, used in multiple software products, is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the CP5DLL32.DLL file. By creating a malicious ZOO archive and persuading a victim to open or decompress the malicious archive, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- BeCubed Software, Compression Plus 5.0
- Canyon Software, Drag And Zip 3.5b
- Canyon Software, Power File
- Canyon Software, Power File Gold 1.12
- Tumbleweed, MailGate Email Firewall 6.0
- Tumbleweed, MailGate Email Firewall 6.1
- Tumbleweed, MailGate Email Firewall 6.2
- VCOM Products, PowerDesk Pro 5.0.1.2
- VCOM Products, PowerDesk Pro 6.0.1.3
Remedy:
For BeCubed Compression Plus:
Upgrade to the patched version of Compression Plus (version 5 sp 14), available from the BeCubed Software Web site. See References.
For Tumbleweed MailGate Email Firewall:
Upgrade to the patched version of MailGate Email Firewall reportedly available from the Tumbleweed MailGate Email Firewall Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BeCubed Software, Inc. Web site, Compression Plus 5.0 at http://www.becubed.com/compression.htm.
- Canyon Software Home page, Canyon Software at http://www.canyonsw.com/index.htm.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Aug 31 2006 - 14:16:55 CDT, Compression Plus and Tumblweed EMF Stack Overflow at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-08/0829.html.
- Tumbleweed MailGate Web site, MailGate Email Firewall at http://www.tumbleweed.com/products/mailgate/emailfirewall.html.
- VCOM PowerDesk Pro Web site, PowerDesk Pro at http://www.v-com.com/product/PowerDesk_Pro_Home.html.
- BID-19796: Compression Plus Zoo Format Stack Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4554: Stack-based buffer overflow in the ReadFile function in the ZOO-processing exports in the BeCubed Compression Plus before 5.0.1.28, as used in products including (1) Tumbleweed EMF, (2) VCOM/Ontrack PowerDesk Pro, (3) Canyon Drag and Zip, (4) Canyon Power File, and (5) Canyon Power File Gold, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an inconsistent size parameter in a ZOO file header.
- SA21714: Compression Plus ZOO Archive Processing Buffer Overflow
- SA21718: Tumbleweed EMF ZOO Archive Processing Buffer Overflow
- SA21720: VCOM PowerDesk Pro ZOO Archive Processing Buffer Overflow
- SA21750: Drag And Zip Zoo Archive Processing Buffer Overflow
- SA21751: Power File Gold Zoo Archive Processing Buffer Overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3428: Compression Plus ZOO Archive Processing Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3429: Tumbleweed Email Firewall (EMF) ZOO Archive Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3437: Canyon Drag And Zip ZOO Archive Processing Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3438: Canyon Power File Gold ZOO Archive Processing Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3439: VCOM PowerDesk Pro ZOO Archive Processing Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 31, 2006
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