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[SA12404] PvPGN Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-adv
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Date: Tue Aug 31 2004 - 05:05:30 CDT
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TITLE:
PvPGN Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA12404
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12404/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
From remote
SOFTWARE:
PvPGN 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/3825/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in PvPGN, which can be exploited by
malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The problem is caused due to boundary errors in the handling of the
commands "/watchall" and "/unwatchall". This can be exploited by
supplying an overly long argument to cause a buffer overflow.
Successful exploitation can potentially lead to execution of
arbitrary code.
The vulnerability reportedly affects all versions prior to 1.6.5.
SOLUTION:
Update to 1.6.5:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53514
Apply patch for 1.6.x:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1018716&group_id=53514&atid=470607
Restrict access to the "/watchall" and "/unwatchall" commands.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1018729&group_id=53514&atid=677785
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