Description: Hamid Ebadi has reported a vulnerability in t1lib, which can be exploited by malicious users to potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "intT1_EnvGetCompletePath()" function in lib/t1lib/t1env.c. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when an application processes an overly long string in the "FileName" parameter.
The vulnerability is reported in version 5.1.1. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution: Update to version 5.1.2.
Provided and/or discovered by: Hamid Ebadi
Changelog: 2007-09-28: Added CVE reference.
2008-05-13: Updated "Solution" section.
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