Carsten Haitzler imlib2 1.4.0 load memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Carsten Haitzler imlib2 1.4.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function load. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Imlib 2 (aka imlib2) 1.4.0 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a PNM image with a crafted header, related to the load function in src/modules/loaders/loader_pnm.c; or (2) a crafted XPM image, related to the load function in src/modules/loader_xpm.c.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2008. The weakness was published 06/02/2008 by Stefan Cornelius with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2426 since 05/27/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33080 (Fedora 9 : imlib2-1.4.0-7.fc9 (2008-4871)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42732) and Tenable (33080).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33080
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : imlib2-1.4.0-7.fc9 (2008-4871)
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OpenVAS ID: 61170
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1594-1 (imlib2)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Stefan Cornelius
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2426 (🔍)
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X-Force: 42732
SecurityTracker: 1020146
Vulnerability Center: 18556 - Imlib2 Multiple Buffer Overflows Allow Remote Attackers to Execute Code or Cause a DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29417 - 'imlib2' Library Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30401
OSVDB: 45692 - imlib2 load() function buffer overflow
Vupen: ADV-2008-1700

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/11/2019 10:47
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/11/2019 10:47 (12)
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