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Ebola AV Daemon Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10374
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Release Date:
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2003-12-05
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Popularity:
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5,015 views
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Critical:
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Highly 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: | Ebola AV Daemon 0.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Ebola AV Daemon, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "handle_PASS()" function during user authentication. This can be exploited by supplying an incorrect overly long username or password, which will cause a buffer overflow when an error reply is constructed.
Solution:
Update to version 0.1.5:
http://pldaniels.com/ebola/ebola-0.1.5.tar.gz
Provided and/or discovered by:
KF, Secure Network Operations.
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