Foo Labs Xpdf up to 3.02pl5 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Foo Labs Xpdf. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-1553. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Foo Labs Xpdf (Document Reader Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document containing a crafted Type 1 font that triggers an invalid memory write, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0764.

The weakness was published 03/31/2011 by Jonathan Brossard as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1553 since 03/31/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69647 (Amazon Linux AMI : t1lib (ALAS-2012-40)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350707 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for t1lib: ALAS-2012-040).

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 (66593), Tenable (69647), SecurityFocus (BID 47169†), Secunia (SA43823†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025266†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55956, VDB-56981, VDB-56979 and VDB-56975. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 69647
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : t1lib (ALAS-2012-40)
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OpenVAS ID: 70707
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2388-1 (t1lib)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2012:0062
Researcher: Jonathan Brossard
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56980

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X-Force: 66593
SecurityFocus: 47169 - t1lib Type 1 Font Parsing Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43823 - Xpdf Linux Binaries t1lib Vulnerability, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1025266 - Xpdf Memory Corruption Errors in t1lib Library Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34399 - T1Lib Used in XPDF Before 3.02pl6 Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS via Type 1 Font, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-0728

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 12/28/2024 17:48
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (63), 06/02/2019 09:00 (19), 10/21/2021 15:31 (2), 10/21/2021 15:36 (2), 12/28/2024 17:48 (15)
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