Jan Kybic BitMap Viewer 1.2 gsinterf.c openpsfile integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jan Kybic BitMap Viewer 1.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function openpsfile of the file gsinterf.c. The manipulation leads to integer coercion. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-3278. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Jan Kybic BitMap Viewer 1.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function openpsfile of the file gsinterf.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the openpsfile function in gsinterf.c for Jan Kybic BitMap Viewer (BMV) 1.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript (PS) file containing a large number of pages value, which leads to a resultant buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 10/20/2005. The weakness was released 10/20/2005 by felinemenace (Website). The advisory is shared at felinemenace.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3278 since 10/23/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22847 (Debian DSA-981-1 : bmv - integer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22815), Tenable (22847), SecurityFocus (BID 15153†), OSVDB (20118†) and Secunia (SA17266†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-26622. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 22847
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-981-1 : bmv - integer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 56357
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 981-1 (bmv)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: felinemenace.org
Researcher: felinemenace
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26621
X-Force: 22815
SecurityFocus: 15153 - BMV PostScript File Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17266
OSVDB: 20118 - BMV PS File Page Handling openpsfile() Function Local Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015086
Vulnerability Center: 17445 - Jan Kybic BitMap Viewer Integer Overflow Allows Local Users to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 08/04/2019 09:34
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (72), 08/04/2019 09:34 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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