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TITLE:
Axel HTTP Redirection Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14831

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Axel 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/4889/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Axel, which potentially can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the HTTP redirection
handling. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a
specially crafted response.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.0b.
http://wilmer.gaast.net/downloads/axel-1.0b.tar.gz

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

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