SWI-Prolog up to 6.3.6 canoniseFileName memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in SWI-Prolog. Affected by this vulnerability is the function canoniseFileName. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-6089. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SWI-Prolog. This vulnerability affects the function canoniseFileName. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the canoniseFileName function in os/pl-os.c in SWI-Prolog before 6.2.5 and 6.3.x before 6.3.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename.

The weakness was released 01/04/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at swi-prolog.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-6089 since 12/06/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71240 (GLSA-201312-05 : SWI-Prolog : Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 6.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (71240), SecurityFocus (BID 57134†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38096†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-63317. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 71240
Nessus Name: GLSA-201312-05 : SWI-Prolog : Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 865115
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for pl FEDORA-2013-0178
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SWI-Prolog 6.2.2
Patch: swi-prolog.org

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12/06/2012 🔍
01/03/2013 +28 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +473 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: a9a6fc8a2a9cf3b9154b490a4b1ffaa8be4d723c
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CVE: CVE-2012-6089 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63316
SecurityFocus: 57134 - SWI-Prolog Multiple Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 38096 - SWI-Prolog \x27canoniseFileName\x27 Multiple Stack-Based Buffer Overflows Allow Remote DoS\\ Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/21/2021 12:01
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (65), 04/23/2017 19:37 (4), 12/21/2021 11:53 (4), 12/21/2021 12:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:0E6:103

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