libXpm up to 6.8.1 memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in libXpm up to 6.8.1 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-0914. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libXpm up to 6.8.1. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm for 6.8.1 and earlier, as used in XFree86 and other packages, include (1) multiple integer overflows, (2) out-of-bounds memory accesses, (3) directory traversal, (4) shell metacharacter, (5) endless loops, and (6) memory leaks, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (application crash), or execute arbitrary code via a certain XPM image file. NOTE: it is highly likely that this candidate will be SPLIT into other candidates in the future, per CVE s content decisions.

The bug was discovered 11/17/2004. The weakness was shared 01/10/2005 with SuSE (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0914 since 09/27/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/29/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 54 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20708 (Ubuntu 4.10 : lesstif1-1 vulnerabilities (USN-83-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18147), Tenable (20708), SecurityFocus (BID 11694†), OSVDB (11988†) and Secunia (SA13224†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 20708
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 : lesstif1-1 vulnerabilities (USN-83-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 53691
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 607-1 (xfree86)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/27/2004 🔍
11/17/2004 +51 days 🔍
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11/18/2004 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +53 days 🔍
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01/18/2005 +8 days 🔍
09/12/2005 +237 days 🔍
01/15/2006 +125 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3341 days 🔍
05/29/2019 +1541 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Organization: SuSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0914 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0914
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23649

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X-Force: 18147
SecurityFocus: 11694 - LibXPM Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13224 - X11 libXpm Multiple Image Processing Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 11988 - libXpm image integer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 6835 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in libXpm <= 6.8.1 via Specially-Crafted Image File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 05/29/2019 11:42
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (77), 05/29/2019 11:42 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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