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TITLE:
Borland InterBase "create" Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26189

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26189/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Borland InterBase 2007
http://secunia.com/product/14871/

DESCRIPTION:
TippingPoint has reported a vulnerability in Borland InterBase, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
processing of "create" requests. This can be exploited to cause a
stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted "create"
request to port 3050/TCP of the vulnerable system.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in Borland InterBase 2007 prior to
Service Pack 2.

SOLUTION:
Update to Borland InterBase 2007 Service Pack 2.
http://downloads.codegear.com/default.aspx?productid=7080

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Cody Pierce, TippingPoint DVLabs.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-13

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