20118 : BMV PS File Page Handling openpsfile() Function Local Overflow
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9 months ago

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Disclosure

Oct 20, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

A local overflow exists in BMV. BMV fails to allocate memory to store the file offsets of each page in a PS file resulting in a integer overflow. With a specially crafted postscript file an attacker can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

BMV

BMV

1.2

References

Security Tracker: 1015086
Secunia Advisory ID: 17266 19029
CVE ID: 2005-3278 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 22815
Other Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-981
http://www.felinemenace.org/advisories/bmv_advisory.txt

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Nessus	22847

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felinemenace - andrewgfelinemenace.org -

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