XEmacs 21.4.22 on Windows glyphs-eimage.c jpeg_instantiate numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XEmacs 21.4.22 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function jpeg_instantiate of the file glyphs-eimage.c. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-2688. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XEmacs 21.4.22 on Windows (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is the function jpeg_instantiate of the file glyphs-eimage.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple integer overflows in glyphs-eimage.c in XEmacs 21.4.22, when running on Windows, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) the tiff_instantiate function processing a crafted TIFF file, (2) the png_instantiate function processing a crafted PNG file, and (3) the jpeg_instantiate function processing a crafted JPEG file, all which trigger a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The bug was discovered 06/24/2009. The weakness was disclosed 06/24/2009 by Tielei Wang as Bug 511994 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2688 since 08/05/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/30/2025).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41461 (SuSE 11 Security Update : XEmacs (SAT Patch Number 1183)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116606 (Fedora Update for XEmacs (FEDORA-2009-8993,FEDORA-2009-8997)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. 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 (51334), Tenable (41461), SecurityFocus (BID 35473†), OSVDB (55298†) and Secunia (SA35348†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 41461
Nessus Name: SuSE 11 Security Update : XEmacs (SAT Patch Number 1183)
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OpenVAS ID: 64817
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-8993 (xemacs)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 511994
Researcher: Tielei Wang
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49272
X-Force: 51334
SecurityFocus: 35473 - XEmacs Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35348
OSVDB: 55298 - XEmacs on Windows glyphs-eimage.c Multiple Function Image File Handling Overflows
Vulnerability Center: 23337 - XEmacs 21.4.22 Integer Overflow Remote DoS and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1666

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/30/2025 03:58
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (75), 07/31/2019 17:19 (10), 03/30/2025 03:58 (20)
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