Lhaplus LZH archive buffer overflow
| lhaplus-lzh-bo (38624) |  High Risk |
Description:
Lhaplus is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of LZH archives. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted LZH archive, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Lhaplus, Lhaplus 1.55
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Lhaplus (1.56 or later), available from the Lhaplus Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- JVN#82610488, Lhaplus at http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN82610488/index.html.
- Lhaplus Web page, LZH at http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~schezo/.
- BID-26531: Lhaplus LZH Archive Processing Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6175: Buffer overflow in Lhaplus 1.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted LZH archive, a different vector than CVE-2007-5048.
- SA27734: Lhaplus LZH Archive Processing Unspecified Buffer Overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3960: Lhaplus LZH Archive Processing Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Nov 22, 2007
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