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Red Hat less Binary File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA14029
Release Date: 2005-01-27
Last Update: 2005-02-13
Popularity: 7,625 views

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

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3

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Description:
Victor Ashik has reported a vulnerability in less in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of binary files. This can be exploited to cause a heap based buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted binary file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

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