Secunia Research: WinHKI unacev2.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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                Secunia Research 01/05/2006

   - WinHKI unacev2.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability -

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Table of Contents

Affected Software…1
Severity…2
Description of Vulnerability…3
Solution…4
Time Table…5
Credits…6
References…7
About Secunia…8
Verification…9

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1) Affected Software

• WinHKI version 1.66 and 1.67.

Prior versions may also be affected.

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2) Severity

Rating: Moderately Critical
Impact: System Access
Where: Remote

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3) Description of Vulnerability

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in WinHKI, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in ztvunacev2.dll
(UNACEV2.DLL) when extracting an ACE archive containing a file with
an overly long filename. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based
buffer overflow when a user extracts a specially crafted ACE archive.

The vulnerability is related to:
SA16479

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4) Solution

Update to version 1.68.
http://www.winhki.com/en/download.htm

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5) Time Table

30/03/2006 - Initial vendor notification.
01/04/2006 - Initial vendor reply.
01/05/2006 - Public disclosure.

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6) Credits

Discovered by Tan Chew Keong, Secunia Research.

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7) References

SA16479:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16479/

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8) About Secunia

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9) Verification

Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-25/advisory/

Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

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