16351 : HT Editor ELF Parser Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-05-10

Description

A local integer overflow exists in HT Editor. The editor fails to perform proper input validation in the ELF parser resulting in a heap overflow. By causing a user to open a specially crafted ELF file, an attacker can cause execution of arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.0-r2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds. Gentoo Linux users can upgrade with the following commands:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/hteditor-0.8.0-r2"
Other users should upgrade to the latest version from CVS or contact their distribution vendor.

Products

hte.sourceforge.net

HT Editor

0.8.0

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 15304 15333 16026 16413
Related OSVDB ID: 16352
CVE ID: 2005-1545 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 20535
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/hte/HT%20Editor/ChangeLog?rev=1.94
Vendor URL: http://hte.sourceforge.net/
Other Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-743
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-773
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-08.xml

Tools & Filters

	18651

Credit

Tavis Ormandy - tavisogoogle.com - Google Information Security Team

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-05-15 | Disagree?

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