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Picasm Error Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15468
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Release Date:
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2005-05-23
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Last Update:
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2005-05-26
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Popularity:
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4,141 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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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: | Picasm 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1679
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Description:
Shaun Colley has reported a vulnerability in Picasm, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the error handling and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into assembling a specially crafted file.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Picasm.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions 1.12b and prior.
Solution:
Update to version 1.12c.
http://www.co.jyu.fi/~trossi/pic/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Shaun Colley
Changelog:
2005-05-26: Added CVE reference.
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