GEdit Large IOStream File Memory Corruption Vulnerability
BID:9090
Info
GEdit Large IOStream File Memory Corruption Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 9090 |
| Class: | Boundary Condition Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Nov 23 2003 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Nov 23 2003 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Discovery credited to MegaHz. |
| Vulnerable: |
GNOME gEdit 2.2 .0 GNOME gEdit 2.0.2 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
GEdit Large IOStream File Memory Corruption Vulnerability
A problem has been reported in the handling of certain file types by gEdit. Memory corruption may occur when handling files containing long strings. Because of this, it may be possible to cause memory corruption.
A problem has been reported in the handling of certain file types by gEdit. Memory corruption may occur when handling files containing long strings. Because of this, it may be possible to cause memory corruption.
Exploit / POC
GEdit Large IOStream File Memory Corruption Vulnerability
The following proof-of-concept has been made available by MegaHz:
The following proof-of-concept has been made available by MegaHz:
Solution / Fix
GEdit Large IOStream File Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Solution:
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]>.
Solution:
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]>.