J-Security Center

Title: Fujitsu Chocoa "Topic" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Severity: HIGH

Description:

The Chocoa IRC client has an unchecked buffer in the code that processes channel topics. If the server returns a topic that overwrites the client's buffer and contains exploit code arbitrary commands can be run on the client system.

Affected Products:

  • Fujitsu Chocoa 1.0.0beta7R

References:

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