---------------------------------------------------------------------- Try a new way to discover vulnerabilities that ALREADY EXIST in your IT infrastructure. The Full Featured Secunia Network Software Inspector (NSI) is now available: http://secunia.com/network_software_inspector/ The Secunia NSI enables you to INSPECT, DISCOVER, and DOCUMENT vulnerabilities in more than 4,000 different Windows applications. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Lhaca LZH Archive Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA25797 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/25797/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Lhaca 1.x http://secunia.com/product/14637/ DESCRIPTION: Tan Chew Keong has reported a vulnerability in Lhaca, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing .LZH archives. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially-crafted .LZH file with an "Extended Header Size" value greater than 255 bytes. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in version 1.21. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Update to version 1.23. http://park8.wakwak.com/~app/Lhaca/temp/Lhaca123.EXE PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Tan Chew Keong ORIGINAL ADVISORY: vuln.sg: http://vuln.sg/lhaca121-en.html Lhaca: http://park8.wakwak.com/~app/Lhaca/overflow.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------