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XView "xv_parse_one()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14213
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Release Date:
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2005-02-10
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Popularity:
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4,771 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | XView 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0076
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Description:
Erik Sjölund has reported a vulnerability in XView, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to some boundary errors in the function "xv_parse_one()" in "xv_parse.c". This may be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges via a setuid application linked against the vulnerable library.
Solution:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Erik Sjölund
Original Advisory:
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-672
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