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TITLE:
Microsoft DirectX RLE Compressed Targa Image Processing Buffer
Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26131

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26131/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Microsoft DirectX 9.x
http://secunia.com/product/1915/
Microsoft DirectX SDK
http://secunia.com/product/14831/
Microsoft DirectX 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/1914/
Microsoft DirectX 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/1913/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error when
processing RLE compressed Targa images. This can be exploited to
cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted Targa
image.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in Microsoft's DirectX SDK and End-User
Runtimes dated February 2006. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to the October 2006 SDK and End-User Runtime release or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ruben Santamarta, Reverse Mode

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Reverse Mode:
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=52

iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=562

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