54100 : Christos Zoulas file src/cdf.c cdf_read_sat() Function Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2009-04-27	2009-05-01

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-1515" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Heap-based buffer overflow in the cdf_read_sat function in src/cdf.c in Christos Zoulas file 5.00 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compound document file, as demonstrated by a .msi, .doc, or .mpp file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.01 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-1515 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 34745
Secunia Advisory ID: 34881
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-5.01.tar.gz http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=515603
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=525820

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-05-05 | Disagree?

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2009/06/05 11:08:00 | [Full-disclosure] [ MDVSA-2009:129 ] file

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 _______________________________________________________________________ Mandriva Linux Security ... information (CVE-2009-1515). This update provides file-5.03, which is not vulnerable to this, and other ... . _______________________________________________________________________ References:

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