Buffer overflow in Ichitaro - CVE-2006-4326

 

Buffer overflow in Ichitaro - CVE-2006-4326

Published: November 15, 2016 / Updated: March 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1180
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4326
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: JustSystems Corporation
Affected software:
Ichitaro

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness is due to stack-based buffer overflow. By persuading the victim to open a modified document, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.

How to mitigate CVE-2006-4326

Install patched version from vendor's website.

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