20118 : BMV PS File Page Handling openpsfile() Function Local Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-10-20

Description

A local overflow exists in BMV. BMV fails to allocate memory to store the file offsets of each page in a PS file resulting in a integer overflow. With a specially crafted postscript file an attacker can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

BMV

1.2

References

Security Tracker: 1015086
Secunia Advisory ID: 17266 19029
CVE ID: 2005-3278 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 22815
Other Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-981
http://www.felinemenace.org/advisories/bmv_advisory.txt

Tools & Filters

	22847

Credit

felinemenace - andrewgfelinemenace.org -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-10-24 | Disagree?

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