Lhaplus ZOO buffer overflow
| lhaplus-zoo-bo (42032) |  High Risk |
Description:
Lhaplus is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of ZOO archives. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted ZOO archive containing an overly large comment field, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Lhaplus, Lhaplus 1.50
- Lhaplus, Lhaplus 1.51
- Lhaplus, Lhaplus 1.52
- Lhaplus, Lhaplus 1.53
- Lhaplus, Lhaplus 1.54
- Lhaplus, Lhaplus 1.55
- Lhaplus, Lhaplus 1.56
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Lhaplus (1.57 or later), available from the Lhaplus Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- FFRRA-20080428, Lhaplus Zoo at http://www.fourteenforty.jp/research/advisory.cgi?FFRRA-20080428.
- JVN#74468481, A buffer overflow vulnerability Lhaplus at http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN74468481/index.html.
- Lhaplus Web page, Lhaplus at http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~schezo/.
- BID-28953: Lhaplus ZOO Archive Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2021: Heap-based buffer overflow in Lhaplus before 1.57 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long comment field in a ZOO archive.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1369: Lhaplus ZOO Archive Handling Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SA29972: Lhaplus ZOO Archive Processing Buffer Overflow
Reported:
Apr 28, 2008
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