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TITLE:
Exodus Improper "im://" URI Handling Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32729

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32729/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Exodus 0.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/16062/

DESCRIPTION:
strawdog has discovered a vulnerability in Exodus, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to the application trusting arguments
received via "im://" URIs. This can be exploited to overwrite
arbitrary files on the system by tricking a user into following a
specially crafted "im://" URI.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.10 using Internet
Explorer 7. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not browse untrusted websites or follow untrusted links.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by strawdog from Nine Situations Group as a data
manipulation vulnerability.

Additional information provided by Secunia Research.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/7145

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