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LibAST Configuration Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA18586
Release Date: 2006-01-25
Popularity: 6,636 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:LibAST 0.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Johnny Mast has reported a vulnerability in LibAST, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "conf_find_file()" function in conf.c. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and allows arbitrary code execution via an overly long filename.

Successful exploitation requires that the library is linked with a setuid or setgid application.

The vulnerability has been reported in versions prior to 0.7.

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