Explain CVE-2004-0234
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the get_header function in header.c for LHA 1.14, as used in products such as Barracuda Spam Firewall, allow remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary code via long directory or file names in an LHA archive, which triggers the overflow when testing or extracting the archive.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '1015866', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1015866'}, {'name': 'CLA-2004:840', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000840'}, {'name': '5753', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/5753'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:977', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A977'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2004-119', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-May/msg00005.html'}, {'name': '20060403 Barracuda LHA archiver security bug leads to remote compromise', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0059.html'}, {'name': '10243', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10243'}, {'name': 'ADV-2006-1220', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1220'}, {'name': '20040501 LHa buffer overflows and directory traversal problems', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020776.html'}, {'name': '19514', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/19514'}, {'name': '5754', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/5754'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:179', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-179.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.guay-leroux.com/projects/barracuda-advisory-LHA.txt'}, {'name': 'FLSA:1833', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1833'}, {'name': 'DSA-515', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-515'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9881', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9881'}, {'name': '20040510 [Ulf Harnhammar]: LHA Advisory + Patch', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108422737918885&w=2'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200405-02', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-02.xml'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:178', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-178.html'}, {'name': 'lha-multiple-bo(16012)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16012'}, {'name': '20040502 Lha local stack overflow Proof Of Concept Code', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/020778.html'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED