mlterm up to 2.9.1 gdk-pixbuf integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in mlterm up to 2.9.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component gdk-pixbuf. Performing a manipulation results in integer coercion. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0686. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in mlterm up to 2.9.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component gdk-pixbuf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in mlterm 2.5.0 through 2.9.1, with gdk-pixbuf support enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large image file that is used as a background.

The weakness was published 03/07/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0686 since 03/09/2005. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17287 (GLSA-200503-13 : mlterm: Integer overflow vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

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 (19620), Tenable (17287) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22848†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17287
Nessus Name: GLSA-200503-13 : mlterm: Integer overflow vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 54878
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-13 (mlterm)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24045
X-Force: 19620
Vulnerability Center: 22848 - Mlterm 2.5.0 Through 2.9.1 Integer Overflow Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via Image, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/01/2021 14:05
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (55), 02/11/2017 10:37 (8), 07/01/2021 14:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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