Latex2rtf 1.9.15 expandmacro memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Latex2rtf 1.9.15. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function expandmacro. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-2167. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Latex2rtf 1.9.15. This affects the function expandmacro. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in LaTeX2rtf 1.9.15, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the expandmacro function, and possibly (2) Environments and (3) TranslateCommand.

The weakness was shared 09/21/2004 by D. J. Bernstein (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2167 since 07/10/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 databases at X-Force (17460), Exploit-DB (24622), SecurityFocus (BID 11233†), OSVDB (10216†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1011367†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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09/21/2004 🔍
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12/31/2004 +98 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: D. J. Bernstein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23079
X-Force: 17460 - LaTeX2rtf expandmacro function buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 11233 - LaTeX2rtf Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10216 - LaTeX2rtf expandmacro() Function Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1011367

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 02/01/2025 22:00
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (61), 06/25/2018 09:09 (1), 12/23/2024 05:28 (21), 02/01/2025 22:00 (2)
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