Thread-topic: [SA19106] LISTSERV WA CGI Script Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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> TITLE:
> LISTSERV WA CGI Script Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA19106
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> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/19106/
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> CRITICAL:
> Highly critical
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> IMPACT:
> System access
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> WHERE:
> From remote
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> SOFTWARE:
> LISTSERV 14.x
> http://secunia.com/product/4644/
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> DESCRIPTION:
> Peter Winter-Smith of NGSSoftware has reported some vulnerabilities
> in LISTSERV, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
> a vulnerable system.
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> The vulnerabilities are caused due to some unspecified boundary
> errors in the WA CGI script and can be exploited to cause buffer
> overflows.
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> Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
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> The vulnerabilities have been reported in versions 14.3 and 14.4.
> Prior versions may also be affected.
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> SOLUTION:
> Update to version 14.5.
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> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Peter Winter-Smith of NGSSoftware.
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