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TITLE:
KingHistorian Memory Corruption Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA49765

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/49765/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=49765

RELEASE DATE:
2012-07-09

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/49765/#comments

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in KingHistorian, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an invalid pointer write error,
which can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted
packet sent to port 5678.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 3.0.

SOLUTION:
Install patch.

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
ICS-CERT credits Dillon Beresford.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
ICS-CERT:
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-185-01.pdf

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

DEEP LINKS:
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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