TITLE: Where Is It unacev2.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA19931 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/19931/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Where Is It 3.x http://secunia.com/product/8011/ DESCRIPTION: Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Where Is It (WhereIsIt), which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in UNACEV2.DLL when extracting an ACE archive containing a file with an overly long filename. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a user extracts a specially crafted ACE archive. The vulnerability is related to: SA16479 The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 3.73.501. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Update to version 3.73.505. http://www.whereisit-soft.com/download.html PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Secunia Research. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Secunia Research: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-28/ OTHER REFERENCES: SA16479: http://secunia.com/advisories/16479/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------