BibTeX 0.99 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in BibTeX 0.99. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1284. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in BibTeX 0.99. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in BibTeX 0.99 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a long .bib bibliography file.

The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1284. 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 unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42786 (Fedora 10 : texlive-2007-46.fc10 (2009-10730)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195094 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Texlive-bin Vulnerabilities (USN-937-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49599), Exploit-DB (10203), Tenable (42786), SecurityFocus (BID 34332†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24054†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42786
Nessus Name: Fedora 10 : texlive-2007-46.fc10 (2009-10730)
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OpenVAS ID: 66260
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-10730 (texlive)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1284 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1284
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47657

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X-Force: 49599
SecurityFocus: 34332 - BibTeX '.bib' File Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24054 - BibTex 0.99 \x27.bib\x27 File Handling Remote Memory Corruption or DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/01/2024 07:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (58), 02/17/2017 11:19 (12), 08/09/2021 13:42 (4), 08/09/2021 13:47 (1), 12/01/2024 07:07 (19)
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