xli up to 4.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in xli up to 4.1. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-3178. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xli up to 4.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 and earlier, and xli, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long title name in a NIFF file, which triggers the overflow during (1) zoom, (2) reduce, or (3) rotate operations.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2005. The weakness was published 10/07/2005 by Ariel Berkman (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3178 since 10/07/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21409 (FreeBSD : xloadimage -- buffer overflows in NIFF image title handling (2f0cb4bb-416d-11da-99fe-000854d03344)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117826 (CentOS Security Update for xloadimage (CESA-2005:802)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (21409), SecurityFocus (BID 15051†), OSVDB (19882†), Secunia (SA17087†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015072†). 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: 21409
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : xloadimage -- buffer overflows in NIFF image title handling (2f0cb4bb-416d-11da-99fe-000854d03344)
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OpenVAS ID: 55595
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 858-1 (xloadimage)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Ariel Berkman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26530

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SecurityFocus: 15051 - XLoadImage Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17087 - Xloadimage NIFF Image Title Handling Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19882 - CVE-2005-3178 - XLoadImage and XLI - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015072
Vulnerability Center: 9414 - XLoadImage \x26 XLI Buffer overflow via Title Name in a NIFF File, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/29/2025 06:56
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (75), 06/10/2019 12:07 (8), 06/29/2025 06:56 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:E6A:103

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