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buffer overflow in unace (linux extractor for .ace files) Nov 09 2003 07:30PM
Andreas Constantinides (MegaHz) (megahz megahz org)
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

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