1782 : PGP ASCII Armor Parser Arbitrary Command Execution
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10 months ago

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Disclosure

Apr 09, 2001

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Apr 09, 2001

Solution

Unknown

Description

PGP contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code. The issue is due to the ASCII armor parser exctracting binary files which may contain .DLL files, which Windows operating systems can be tricked into executing. If an attacker sends a specially crafted armored attachment, this would allow them to execute arbitrary code or commands via the malicious DLL.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Misconfiguration
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Technical

This vulnerability affects PGP on the following platforms: Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT, Windows 2000

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, PGP Corporation has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

PGP Corporation	PGP	5.x
		6.x
		7.0
		7.0.3

References

CVE ID: 2001-0265 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 2556
ISS X-Force ID: 6643
Other Advisory URL: http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a040901-1.txt
Vendor URL: http://www.pgp.com

Credit

Chris Anley - chrisngssoftware.com - Next Generation Security Software

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