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TITLE:
NConvert / GFL SDK Sun TAAC "format" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30789

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30789/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
NConvert 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/17378/
GFL SDK 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/17383/

DESCRIPTION:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in NConvert and GFL
SDK, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

For more information:
SA30416

The vulnerability is confirmed in GFL SDK 2.82 and NConvert 4.92.
Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not open untrusted Sun TAAC images.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Stefan Cornelius, Secunia Research.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-24/

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30416:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30416/

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