xloadimage 4.1 FACES Image Firstname/Lastname memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in xloadimage 4.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component FACES Image Handler. The manipulation of the argument Firstname/Lastname results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0775. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xloadimage 4.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component FACES Image Handler. The manipulation of the argument Firstname/Lastname with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 (aka xli 1.16 and 1.17) in Linux allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a FACES format image containing a long (1) Firstname or (2) Lastname field.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2001. The weakness was presented 10/18/2001 by zen-parse with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0775. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 100 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17601 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : MySQL (MDKSA-2005:060)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6821), Exploit-DB (20998), Tenable (17601), SecurityFocus (BID 3006†) and OSVDB (13969†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 17601
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : MySQL (MDKSA-2005:060)
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OpenVAS ID: 53819
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 069-1 (xloadimage)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: zen-parse
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0775 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0775
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17538
X-Force: 6821
SecurityFocus: 3006 - xloadimage Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 13969 - xloadimage FACES buffer overflow could allow remote code execution
Vulnerability Center: 7249 - Buffer Overflow in xloadimage 4.1 in Linux via FACES Format Image with Long Fields, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 17:38
Updated: 12/01/2024 12:04
Changes: 07/09/2014 17:38 (77), 05/30/2019 16:31 (5), 12/01/2024 12:04 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:6D1:103

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