Wvware libwmf 0.2.8.4 player.c integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wvware libwmf 0.2.8.4. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file player.c. The manipulation leads to integer coercion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3376. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wvware libwmf 0.2.8.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file player.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 player.c in libwmf 0.2.8.4, as used in multiple products including (1) wv, (2) abiword, (3) freetype, (4) gimp, (5) libgsf, and (6) imagemagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the MaxRecordSize header field in a WMF file.

The weakness was disclosed 07/06/2006 by infamous41md (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3376 since 07/06/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22216 (GLSA-200608-17 : libwmf: Buffer 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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117695 (CentOS Security Update for Libwmf (CESA-2006:0597)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27516), Tenable (22216), SecurityFocus (BID 18751†), Secunia (SA20921†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016518†). 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22216
Nessus Name: GLSA-200608-17 : libwmf: Buffer overflow vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 57487
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1194-1 (libwmf)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3376 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3376
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31157

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X-Force: 27516
SecurityFocus: 18751 - LibWMF WMF File Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 20921 - libwmf Integer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1016518
Vulnerability Center: 12340 - libwmf Integer Overflow for Multiple Products, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2646

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/21/2025 17:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (65), 09/29/2018 12:38 (16), 06/21/2025 17:51 (20)
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