9120 : xv xvpm.c Local Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-08-20

Description

A local overflow exists in xv. xv fails to check the integer length for user supplied input to xvpm.c functions resulting in heap overflow. With a specially crafted image file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code to be executed 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 workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Greg Roelofs has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

John Bradley

xv

3.10a

References

Bugtraq ID: 10985
Secunia Advisory ID: 12352
ISS X-Force ID: 17053
CVE ID: 2004-1726 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 9115 9118 9119
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-08/0269.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-04/0144.html
Other Solution URL: http://pobox.com/~newt/greg_xv.html

Credit

Sean - infamous41mdhotpop.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-05-31 | Disagree?

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