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Lhaca buffer overflow vulnerability

Vulnerability Note VU#871497

Original Release Date: 2007-07-06 | Last Revised: 2009-01-16

Overview

The Lhaca archiving program contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Description

LHA is an archive file format. LHA is used by the Lhaca compression utility.

A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Lhaca program. This vulnerability occurs due to insuffiecient bounds checking. Note that there are reports that this vulnerability is being publicly exploited.

Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, or create a denial-of-service condition.

Solution

Upgrade
The vendor has released Lhaca version 1.23 to address this issue. Users are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.

Vendor Information

871497
 

lhaca Affected

Updated:  July 06, 2007

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

See http://park8.wakwak.com/~app/Lhaca/ for more details.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.

Bro Not Affected

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: July 13, 2007

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Command Software Systems Not Affected

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 24, 2007

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Computer Associates Not Affected

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: January 16, 2009

Statement Date:   January 16, 2009

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Computer Associates eTrust Security Management Not Affected

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: January 16, 2009

Statement Date:   January 16, 2009

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Debian GNU/Linux Not Affected

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 31, 2007

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

F-Secure Corporation Not Affected

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 17, 2007

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Internet Security Systems, Inc. Not Affected

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: July 09, 2007

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Microsoft Corporation Not Affected

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 09, 2007

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Red Hat, Inc. Not Affected

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 10, 2007

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

Not vulnerable, Red Hat do not ship the Lhaca file archiver.

Please note that an identical flaw was found affecting the lha file archiver in 2004, CVE-2004-0234. This issue was corrected by security update RHSA-2004:178 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 was not vulnerable as it contained a backported patch to correct this issue from release.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-178.html

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Snort Not Affected

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: July 06, 2007

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

TippingPoint, Technologies, Inc. Not Affected

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: July 06, 2007

Status

Not Affected

Vendor Statement

TippingPoint IPS is not affected by this vulnerability.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

3com, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Apple Computer, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Check Point Software Technologies Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Cisco Systems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Conectiva Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Cray Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

CyberSoft, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

DataFellows Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

EMC Corporation Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Engarde Secure Linux Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Enterasys Networks Unknown

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

F-PROT by FRISK Software International Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

F5 Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Fedora Project Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Finjan Software Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Fortinet, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

FreeBSD, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Fujitsu Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

GFI Software, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Gentoo Linux Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Hitachi Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

IBM Corporation Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

IBM Corporation (zseries) Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

IBM eServer Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Immunix Communications, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Ingrian Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Juniper Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Mandriva, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

McAfee Unknown

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

MessageLabs Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

MontaVista Software, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

NEC Corporation Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

NetBSD Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Nortel Networks, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Novell, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

OpenBSD Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Openwall GNU/*/Linux Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Proland Software, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

QNX, Software Systems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

SUSE Linux Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Silicon Graphics, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Slackware Linux Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Sony Corporation Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Sophos, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Sourcefire Unknown

Notified:  July 06, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Symantec, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

The SCO Group Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Trend Micro Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Trustix Secure Linux Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Turbolinux Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Ubuntu Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Unisys Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

Wind River Systems, Inc. Unknown

Notified:  July 05, 2007 Updated: July 05, 2007

Status

Unknown

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Lhaca, Symantec, and Vuln.sg for information that was used in this report.

This document was written by Ryan Giobbi.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2007-3375
Severity Metric: 4.02
Date Public: 2007-06-25
Date First Published: 2007-07-06
Date Last Updated: 2009-01-16 15:15 UTC
Document Revision: 8

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