Date: 09 Nov 2003 21:30:42 +0200
From: "Andreas Constantinides (MegaHz)" <megahz@megahz.org>
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com
Subject: buffer overflow in unace (linux extractor for .ace files)
Hello,
I have discover a realy simple buffer overflow in unace(www.winace.com)
command.
normally if you put a wrong filename:
[root@megahz root]# ./unace e aa.ace
UNACE v2.2 Copyright by ACE Compression Software May 9 2002
10:59:42
Error: No such archive found:
/root/aa.ace
[root@megahz root]#
the buffer overflow
[root@megahz root]# ./unace e aaaaaa(a*600).ace
UNACE v2.2 Copyright by ACE Compression Software May 9 2002
10:59:42
Segmentation fault
[root@megahz root]#
winace was contacted about this.
MegaHz
www.megahz.org
www.cyhackportal.com
