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TITLE:
IDA Pro Remote Debugger Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24635

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24635/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
IDA Pro 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/11245/
IDA Pro 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/4559/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in IDA Pro, which can be exploited
by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to a lack of authentication before
calling the perform_request() function. This can be exploited to
bypass the password functionality and execute arbitrary code on the
target.

The vulnerability is reported in versions 5.0 and 5.1. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Apply fixes.
http://www.datarescue.com/freefiles/ida_remdeb_fix_22032007.zip

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Discovered by enhalos and reported via iDefense Labs.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=492

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