22735 : LibAST conf_find_file() Configuration Filename Processing Overflow
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Disclosure

Jan 23, 2006

Discovery

Jan 15, 2006

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Description

(Description Provided by CVE) : Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the utmp user via a long -X command line argument (alternative configuration file name).

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

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References

Secunia Advisory ID: 18586 18632 18916
CVE ID: 2006-0224 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-01/0404.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-01/0460.html
Other Advisory URL: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.window-managers.enlightenment.announce/9
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-14.xml
http://www.rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-976

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Nessus	20822 20850 22842

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