Groff Pre-Processor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:3869

Info

Groff Pre-Processor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 3869
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 14 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 14 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability is credited to zen-parse.
Vulnerable: GNU groff 1.17
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
GNU groff 1.16
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.0
GNU groff 1.15
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ Debian Linux 2.2
GNU groff 1.14
GNU groff 1.11 a
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
GNU groff 1.11
GNU groff 1.10
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Groff Pre-Processor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

groff is a document formatting utility used on many Linux systems.

groff is normally invoked by LPRng (or another printer spooler) when a document needs to be formatted.

A vulnerability exists in the groff pre-processor which may allow an attacker to execute instructions with the privileges of the lp user. This is due to insufficient bounds checking.

This issue is remotely exploitable in the case that the line printer daemon (lpd) is running and may be accessed by remote hosts. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to gain local access to a host running the vulnerable software, with the privileges of the lp user.

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