JVNDB-2008-000022

Lhaplus buffer overflow vulnerability

Lhaplus, file compression/decompression software supporting multiple compression file formats, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Lhaplus, file compression/decompression software supporting multiple compression file formats, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. If a user decompresses a specially crafted file, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user. This vulnerability is different from JVN#82610488 and JVN#70734805.

Yuji Ukai of Fourteenforty Research Institute, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the vendor under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Schezo

• Lhaplus Version 1.56 and eariler

An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user who decompressed the file.

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Schezo

• Schezo : ZOO buffer overflow (Japanaese)

1. Buffer Errors(CWE-119) [NVD Evaluation]

1. CVE-2008-2021

1. JVN : JVN#74468481
2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2008-2021
3. IPA SECURITY ALERTS : Security Alert for Lhaplus Vulnerability
4. Secunia Advisory : SA29972
5. SecurityFocus : 28953
6. ISS X-Force Database : 42032
7. FrSIRT Advisories : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1369

• [2008/05/21]
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