TITLE:
LISTSERV WA CGI Script Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19106

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CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
LISTSERV 14.x
http://secunia.com/product/4644/

DESCRIPTION:
Peter Winter-Smith of NGSSoftware has reported some vulnerabilities
in LISTSERV, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
a vulnerable system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to some unspecified boundary
errors in the WA CGI script and can be exploited to cause buffer
overflows.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerabilities have been reported in versions 14.3 and 14.4.
Prior versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 14.5.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Peter Winter-Smith of NGSSoftware.

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