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TITLE:
Resource Hacker Resources String Parsing Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA49217

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/49217/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=49217

RELEASE DATE:
2012-05-21

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
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DESCRIPTION:
Walied Assar has discovered a vulnerability in Resource Hacker, which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error when parsing certain
control characters (e.g. 0x09) in the resource section within
Portable Executable (PE) files. This can be exploited to cause a
limited heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted resource
string.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code, but
requires tricking a user into processing a file.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 3.6.0.92. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Use another product (the application is no longer being developed).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Walied Assar

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Walied Assar:
http://waleedassar.blogspot.com/2012/05/resource-hacker-heap-overflow.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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