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LibAST Configuration Filename Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18586
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Release Date:
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2006-01-25
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Popularity:
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5,539 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | LibAST 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0224
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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.
Solution:
Update to version 0.7.
http://www.eterm.org/download/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Johnny Mast, Rosiello Security.
Original Advisory:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.window-managers.enlightenment.announce/9
http://www.rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25
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