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TITLE:
AutoMate unacev2.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19890
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19890/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
AutoMate 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/9491/
DESCRIPTION:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in AutoMate, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in 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
Successful exploitation requires that the user is e.g. tricked into
scheduling a task to extract a malicious ACE archive.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 6.1.0.0. Prior
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Do not extract untrusted ACE archives.
The vendor initially reported that a fix would be published on
2006-05-29, but this has not been confirmed.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Secunia Research
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-38/
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA16479:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16479/
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