Research:
NSA Group [Russian company on Audit of safety & Network security]
Site of Research:
http://www.nsag.ru or http://www.nsag.org
Product:
The Bat v. 3.60.07
Site of manufacturer:
www.ritlabs.com
The status:
19/11/2005 - Publication is postponed.
19/11/2005 - Manufacturer is notified.
12/12/2005 - Answer of the manufacturer.
22/02/2006 - Publication of vulnerability.
Original Advisory:
http://www.nsag.ru/vuln/953.html
Risk:
Critical
Description:
Vulnerability exists owing to insufficient check of the size of the buffer
of a variable
in which it is copied data from field Subject.
Influence:
The malefactor is capable to execute an any code on a computer of the
addressee of the letter.
Exploit:
If a field subject == 4038 bytes at reception of such letter there is an
overflow of the buffer and
Rewriting of registers EIP and EBP, that allows the malefactor to execute
Any code in a context vulnerable The Bat appendices.
Exemple:
A A
ESI 00000004
EDI 02A231F0
EIP 00420042 thebat.00420042
B B
Decision:
Download new version.
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