HT Editor prior 0.8.0 ELF Parser heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in HT Editor. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ELF Parser. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1545. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HT Editor and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component ELF Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the ELF parser in HT Editor before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF file, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 05/11/2005. The weakness was shared 05/14/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at gentoo.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1545 since 05/14/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18234 (GLSA-200505-08 : HT Editor: Multiple buffer overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20536), Tenable (18234), SecurityFocus (BID 13587†), OSVDB (16351†) and Secunia (SA15304†). The entry VDB-25170 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18234
Nessus Name: GLSA-200505-08 : HT Editor: Multiple buffer overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 54190
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 743-1 (ht)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HT Editor 0.8.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1545 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1545
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25169
X-Force: 20536
SecurityFocus: 13587 - HT Editor PE Parser Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15304 - HT Editor ELF and PE Parser Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16351 - CVE-2005-1545 - HT Editor - Integer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8565 - Buffer Overflow in ELF/PE Parse in HT Editor <0.8.0 Enables Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/06/2019 22:50
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (72), 06/06/2019 22:50 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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