Philip Hazel xfpt up to 1.00 File stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Philip Hazel xfpt up to 1.00. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-43700. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Philip Hazel xfpt up to 1.00. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

xfpt versions prior to 1.01 fails to handle appropriately some parameters inside the input data, resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. When a user of the affected product is tricked to process a specially crafted file, arbitrary code may be executed on the user's environment.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-43700 since 08/15/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212512 (Debian dla-3977 : xfpt - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.01 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a690304bbd3fd19e9dfdad50dcc87ad829f744e4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212512). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212512
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3977 : xfpt - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: xfpt 1.01
Patch: a690304bbd3fd19e9dfdad50dcc87ad829f744e4

Timelineinfo

08/15/2024 🔍
08/29/2024 +14 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-43700 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43700
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276081

Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2024 13:21
Updated: 12/12/2024 22:57
Changes: 08/29/2024 13:21 (56), 09/07/2024 07:22 (21), 12/12/2024 22:57 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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