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A vulnerability was found in xli up to 4.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 and earlier, and xli, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long title name in a NIFF file, which triggers the overflow during (1) zoom, (2) reduce, or (3) rotate operations.
The bug was discovered 10/05/2005. The weakness was published 10/07/2005 by Ariel Berkman (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3178 since 10/07/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21409 (FreeBSD : xloadimage -- buffer overflows in NIFF image title handling (2f0cb4bb-416d-11da-99fe-000854d03344)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (21409).
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 21409
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : xloadimage -- buffer overflows in NIFF image title handling (2f0cb4bb-416d-11da-99fe-000854d03344)
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OpenVAS ID: 55595
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 858-1 (xloadimage)
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Advisory: debian.orgResearcher: Ariel Berkman
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CVE: CVE-2005-3178 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1015072
Vulnerability Center: 9414 - XLoadImage \x26 XLI Buffer overflow via Title Name in a NIFF File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 15051 - XLoadImage Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17087 - Xloadimage NIFF Image Title Handling Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19882 - CVE-2005-3178 - XLoadImage and XLI - Buffer Overflow Issue
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 06/10/2019 12:07
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (75), 06/10/2019 12:07 (8)
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