From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed May 09 2007 - 08:02:03 CDT

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TITLE:
BearShare NCTAudioFile2 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22922

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22922/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
BearShare 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/14074/

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

For more information:
SA23475

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 6.0.2.26789. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-50/

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA23475:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23475/

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