OSVDB ID: 28135

Title: Cscope cscope.lists Handling Multiple Overflows

Info

Disclosure

Aug 24, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Cscope contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code. The issue is triggered when a boundary error occurs within the parsing of file lists or the expansion of environment variables. It is possible that the flaw may allow the attacker to cause stack-based buffer overflow by using specially crafted 'cscope.lists' files or directories resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, the vendor has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

N/A

Cscope

15.5
15.3
15.1

References

Credit

  • Will Drewry - wadgoogle.com - Google Security Team


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/28135