5753 : LHA get_header() Function File / Directory Name Handling Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2004-05-01	2004-05-01

Keywords

Trojan.Lhdropper

Description

A remote overflow exists in LHA. The get_header() function fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. By sending an LHA archive containing files with overly long file or directory names, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. Consult your vendor for an appropriate patch.

On June 06, 2004, Lukasz Wojtow demonstrated that the initial patch did not mitigate this vulnerability. Ensure you have the latest vendor patch available.

Products

Mr. S.K.	LHA	1.14d
		1.14e
		1.14f
		1.14g
		1.14h
		1.14i
		1.17

References

Bugtraq ID: 10243 24604
Secunia Advisory ID: 11510 11779 25826
ISS X-Force ID: 16012
CVE ID: 2004-0234 (see also: NVD) 2007-3375 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 5754 5755
CERT VU: 871497
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-05/0142.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0104.html
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001772.html
http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020776.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000840
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-515
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-4313.html
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.389726
Other Advisory URL: http://secunia.com/virus_information/39523/
http://vuln.sg/lhaca121-en.html
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2007/06/beware_of_lzh.html
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-062506-5500-99&tabid=1
Vendor URL: http://www.infor.kanazawa-it.ac.jp/~ishii/lhaunix/
Generic Exploit URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/overflow.lha.uuc.gz
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2004:178-09
Keyword: Trojan.Lhdropper

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Credit

Ulf Harnhammar - metaurprontomail.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-06-27 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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