Info

Disclosure

Jul 06, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jun 06, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

A local overflow exists in AdPlug . AdPlug fails to handle specialy crafted U6M files when unpacking them resulting in an heap overflow. A length value read directly in the header of the U6M file is not properly checked or sanitized when being used to allocate a buffer. A heap overflow could occur while unpacking the file allowing for the execution of arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored

Solution

Upgrade to version CVS 05 Jul 2006 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability.

Products

Simon Peter

AdPlug

2.0

References

CVE ID: 2006-3582 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 20972 21238 21295 21869
Related OSVDB ID: 27042 27043 27044 27045 27046
Vendor URL: http://adplug.sourceforge.net/
Other Advisory URL: http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/adplugbof-adv.txt
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-06.xml
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0108.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200607-13.xml

Credit

Luigi Auriemma - aluigiautistici.org - http://aluigi.altervista.org

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/27047