---------------------------------------------------------------------- Try a new way to discover vulnerabilities that ALREADY EXIST in your IT infrastructure. The Full Featured Secunia Network Software Inspector (NSI) is now available: http://secunia.com/network_software_inspector/ The Secunia NSI enables you to INSPECT, DISCOVER, and DOCUMENT vulnerabilities in more than 4,000 different Windows applications. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Progress Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA26058 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/26058/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From local network SOFTWARE: Progress 9.x http://secunia.com/product/682/ Progress OpenEdge 10.x http://secunia.com/product/14215/ DESCRIPTION: Aaron Portnoy has reported a vulnerability in Progress, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within the Progress server (_mprosrv.exe) and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted packet to default port 5520/TCP or 5530/TCP. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in Progress 9.1E and OpenEdge 10.1x. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Please contact Progress Technical Support for fix information (Support ID: P123949). PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Aaron Portnoy, TippingPoint DVLabs ORIGINAL ADVISORY: TippingPoint DVLabs: http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------