Netpbm Buffer Overflow in readImageData() in 'giftopnm' May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019358 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019358
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-0554
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 11 2008
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 10.27
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Netpbm. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted GIF file that, when loaded by the target application, will trigger a buffer overflow in the readImageData() function in 'giftopnm.c' and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target application using netpbm.
A demonstration exploit GIF is available at:
http://people.debian.org/~seanius/security/php/poc/38112.gif
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Impact:
A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target application, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix (targeted for version 10.27).
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Vendor URL: netpbm.sourceforge.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:20:36 -0500
Subject: netpbm
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2216
CVE-2008-0554
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