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X11 libXpm XPM Image Decoding Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA12549
Release Date: 2004-09-16
Last Update: 2004-10-01
Popularity: 13,415 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:X Window System 11 (X11) 6.x

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Description:
Chris Evans has reported multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

1) A boundary error within the "xpmParseColors()" function can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted XPM file is processed.

Successful exploitation may potentially allow execution of arbitrary code.

2) Various input validation errors can be exploited to cause integer overflows when a specially crafted XPM file is processed.

Successful exploitation causes an affected application to crash and may potentially also allow arbitrary code execution.

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