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TITLE:
Perl Convert::UUlib Module "UURepairData()" Off-by-One Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42998

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-01-20

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DESCRIPTION:
A weakness has been reported in the Convert::UUlib module for Perl,
which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to potentially
cause a DoS (Denial of Service) .

The weakness is caused due to an off-by-one error in the
"UURepairData()" function (uulib/uunconc.c) when handling a
incomplete uuencoded string. This can be exploited to write a single
NULL byte outside the bounds of a heap-based buffer in an application
using the vulnerable library.

The weakness is reported in versions prior to 1.34.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.34.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Marco Walther.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/MLEHMANN/Convert-UUlib-1.34/Changes

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