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Common Data Format "Read32s_64()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30053
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Release Date:
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2008-05-06
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Popularity:
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1,918 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Common Data Format 3.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA472 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-2080
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Common Data Format, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise an application using the library.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "Read32s_64()" function. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted CDF file.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 3.2.1.
Solution:
Update to version 3.2.1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Alfredo Ortega, Core Security Technologies
Original Advisory:
Core Security Technologies:
http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php...ontentMod&action=item&id=2260
NASA:
http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/CDF32_buffer_overflow.html
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