Little CMS ICC Profile Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:24001

Info

Little CMS ICC Profile Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24001
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2007-2741
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 15 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:39AM
Credit: Chris Evans is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10.SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
SuSE openSUSE 10.3
SuSE Linux Professional 10.2 x86_64
SuSE Linux Personal 10.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. UnitedLinux 1.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.1
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux POS 9
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 10
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 ppc
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 ppc
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Little CMS Little CMS 1.13
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: Little CMS Little CMS 1.15

Discussion

Little CMS ICC Profile Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Little CMS is prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to adequately bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer. This issue stems from an error in LCMS when parsing ICC profiles.

Successful exploits may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected library. Failed exploits attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

Versions prior to Little CMS 1.15 are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

Little CMS ICC Profile Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following proof-of-concept demonstration JPG file is available:

http://scary.beasts.org/misc/badicc4.jpg

Solution / Fix

Little CMS ICC Profile Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64

Little CMS Little CMS 1.13

References

Little CMS ICC Profile Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:
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