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Grabit <= 1.7.2 beta 3 NZB file parsing stack overflow



Grabit <= 1.7.2 beta 3 NZB file parsing stack overflow

Impact:        Remote code execution
Version:     <= 1.7.2 beta 3

Description

Grabit is a popular Windows usenet client designed for downloading binary files. It has support for NZB files, which a user would usually acquire from an external source. Version 1.7.2 beta 3 is vulnerable to a stack overflow when parsing DTD references in NZB files. Earlier versions are vulnerable as well. Reliable exploitation is pretty straightforward.

Fix

I reported this to the author a while ago. He has now released version 1.7.2 beta 4, which fixes the bug. It can be downloaded at http://www.shemes.com/


Best regards,

Niels Teusink
http://blog.teusink.net/