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HistoryAug 25, 2006 - 12:00 a.m.

[SA21579] Streamripper HTTP Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

2006-08-2500:00:00
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TITLE:
Streamripper HTTP Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21579

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21579/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Streamripper 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/11691/

DESCRIPTION:
Ulf Harnhammar has reported some vulnerabilities in Streamripper,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
a user's system.

The vulnerabilities are caused due to boundary errors when processing
certain HTTP headers. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow
by e.g. tricking a user into connecting to a malicious server.

The vulnerabilities have been reported in version 1.61.25. Prior
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.61.26.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ulf Harnhammar, Debian Security Audit Project.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=442126


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