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TITLE:
unixODBC "SQLDriverConnect()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43679

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-03-11

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in unixODBC, which potentially can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using
the library.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"SQLDriverConnect()" function in DriverManager/SQLDriverConnect.c,
which can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by
providing an overly long "SAVEFILE" parameter.

The vulnerability is reported in version 2.3.0. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the SVN repository.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Disclosed in an SVN commit.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://unixodbc.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/unixodbc?revision=27&view=revision

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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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