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TITLE:
Progress Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26058

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/26058/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Progress 9.x
https://secunia.com/product/682/
Progress OpenEdge 10.x
https://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:
https://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-12

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