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[SA10921] ZoneAlarm SMTP Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
ZoneAlarm SMTP Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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TITLE:
ZoneAlarm SMTP Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA10921

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/10921/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
ZoneAlarm Pro 4.x
ZoneAlarm Plus 4.x
ZoneAlarm 4.x
Zone Labs Integrity 4.x

DESCRIPTION:
eEye has discovered a vulnerability in ZoneAlarm and Zone Labs Integrity, allowing malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the SMTP processing system, which is used when ZoneAlarm and Integrity is configured to accept inbound SMTP traffic.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

The vulnerability has been reported to affect version 4.x. Prior versions are not vulnerable.

SOLUTION:
Update to the following versions:

  • ZoneAlarm (Free, Plus, Pro) version 4.5.538.001
  • Integrity version 4.0.146.046
  • Integrity version 4.5.085

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
eEye Digital Security

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/securityAlert/8.html

For further details and links please click here to see the actual Secunia Advisory: http://secunia.com/advisories/10921/

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