43837 : FreeBSD libc strfmon() Multiple Overflows
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-03-27

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-1391" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Multiple integer overflows in libc in NetBSD 4.x, FreeBSD 6.x and 7.x, and probably other BSD and Apple Mac OS platforms allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via large values of certain integer fields in the format argument to (1) the strfmon function in lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c, related to the GET_NUMBER macro; and (2) the printf function, related to left_prec and right_prec.

Classification

Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1019722
CVE ID: 2008-1391 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 28479
Secunia Advisory ID: 29574 33179 39900 40121 42002
ISS X-Force ID: 41504
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2008-3444
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0406.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strfmon.c
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2010/msg00101.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2010-May/001096.html
Other Advisory URL: http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/53
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3770
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338
CERT: TA08-350A

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-03-28 | Disagree?

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