Inkscape 0.45 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Inkscape 0.45. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-1464. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Inkscape 0.45. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in the whiteboard Jabber protocol in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 03/20/2007. The weakness was presented 03/21/2007 by Kees Cook (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-1464 since 03/15/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 25055 (GLSA-200704-10 : Inkscape: Two format string vulnerabilities), 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 0.45.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33164), Tenable (25055), SecurityFocus (BID 23138†), OSVDB (34371†) and Secunia (SA24615†). See VDB-2989 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25055
Nessus Name: GLSA-200704-10 : Inkscape: Two format string vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 58216
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200704-10 (Inkscape)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Inkscape 0.45.1

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04/23/2007 +4 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2881 days 🔍
07/18/2019 +1588 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Kees Cook
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-1464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35738
X-Force: 33164
SecurityFocus: 23138 - Inkscape Client Malicious Jabber Server Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 24615
OSVDB: 34371 - CVE-2007-1464 - Inkscape - Format String Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14925 - Inkscape Format String Vulnerability in the Whiteboard Jabber Protocol, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1059

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/18/2019 11:22
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (77), 07/18/2019 11:22 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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