XPCD PCDSVGAView Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:12523

Info

XPCD PCDSVGAView Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12523
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0074
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 11 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 10:06AM
Credit: Erik Sjolund is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: xpcd xpcd 2.0 8
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

XPCD PCDSVGAView Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

A local buffer overflow vulnerability affects xpcd pcdsvgaview. This issue is due to a failure of the application to securely copy user-supplied input into finite process buffers.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges.

Exploit / POC

XPCD PCDSVGAView Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

XPCD PCDSVGAView Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Debian Linux has released an advisory (DSA 676-1) dealing with this issue. Please see the reference section for more information.


xpcd xpcd 2.0 8

References

XPCD PCDSVGAView Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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