Inkscape SVG Image Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:15507

Info

Inkscape SVG Image Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15507
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-3737
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 21 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 21 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Joxean Koret is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
Inkscape Inkscape 0.42
+ Gentoo Linux
Inkscape Inkscape 0.41
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Inkscape SVG Image Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Inkscape is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to do proper bounds checking on user-supplied data before copying it into a finite sized buffer.

When the application processes a malformed SVG image file, it results in a buffer overflow. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the victim user.

Exploit / POC

Inkscape SVG Image 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]>.

The following denial of service proof of concept is available:

Solution / Fix

Inkscape SVG Image Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Ubuntu Linux has released security advisory USN-217-1 addressing this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Gentoo has released advisory GLSA 200511-22 to address this issue. Gentoo updates may be applied by running the following commands as the superuser:

emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/inkscape-0.43"

SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2005:028 is available to address various issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Debian has released advisory DSA 916-1 to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

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Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches 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]>.

References

Inkscape SVG Image Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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