---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003: 2,700 advisories published 2004: 3,100 advisories published 2005: 4,600 advisories published 2006: 5,300 advisories published How do you know which Secunia advisories are important to you? The Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Solutions allows you to filter and structure all the information you need, so you can address issues effectively. Get a free trial of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Solutions: http://corporate.secunia.com/how_to_buy/38/vi/?ref=secadv ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Xunlei Thunder XPPlayer Class "FlvPlayerUrl" Property Handling Buffer Overflow SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA27795 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/27795/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Xunlei Thunder 5.x http://secunia.com/product/15874/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been discovered in Xunlei Thunder, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in xplayer.dll_1_work and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by assigning an overly long (greater than 1060 bytes) string to the "FlvPlayerUrl" property of the PPlayer.XPPlayer.1 ActiveX control (pplayer.dll_1_work). Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5.7.4.401. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Discovered as a 0-day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------