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>> DUMB "it_read_envelope()" Impulse Tracker Files Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : DUMB "it_read_envelope()" Impulse Tracker Files Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2835
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3668
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-07-17
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A vulnerability has been identified in DUMB, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the "it_read_envelope()" function when processing ".it" (Impulse Tracker) files with specially crafted envelopes, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious file.
Affected Products
DUMB version 0.9.3 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2835
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/dumbit-adv.txt
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Luigi Auriemma
ChangeLog
2006-07-17 : Initial release
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