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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in UnRTF 0.21.6. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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:
UnRTF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by a file containing the string "{\cb-999999999".
The weakness was presented 12/09/2014 by Michal Zalewski (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.gnu.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9274 since 12/04/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80426 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : unrtf (MDVSA-2015:007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175296 (Debian Security Update for unrtf (DSA 3158-1)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (80426). See 73164 for similar entry.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 80426
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : unrtf (MDVSA-2015:007)
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OpenVAS ID: 703158
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3158-1 (unrtf - security update)
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Sources
Advisory: lists.gnu.orgResearcher: Michal Zalewski
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CVE: CVE-2014-9274 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 48027 - UnRTF before 0.21.7 Remote DoS and Code Execution via a Crafted File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 71430 - UnRTF RTF File Handling Out of Bounds Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 62811 - Debian update for unrtf, Highly Critical
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Entry
Created: 03/27/2015 14:56Updated: 04/07/2022 14:26
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (62), 06/17/2017 07:55 (12), 04/07/2022 14:26 (3)
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