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tsworks Attachment Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10189
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Release Date:
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2003-11-11
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | tsworks 3.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in tsworks, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "Expand the Attachment" function. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by sending an email with an attachment containing an overly long, specially crafted string.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code on a user's system.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.0.
Solution:
Update to version 3.1.
http://www.hnc.fujitsu.com/products/tsworks/update.html#ver3101
Provided and/or discovered by:
Hisayuki Shinmachi
Original Advisory:
tsworks "Expand the Attachment" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability:
http://www.lac.co.jp/security/english/snsadv_e/70_e.html
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