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Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[GLSA-200608-17] libwmf: Buffer overflow vulnerability Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
libwmf: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200608-17
(libwmf: Buffer overflow vulnerability)
infamous41md discovered that libwmf fails to do proper bounds checking
on the MaxRecordSize variable in the WMF file header. This could lead
to an head-based buffer overflow.
Impact
By enticing a user to open a specially crafted WMF file, a remote
attacker could cause a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary
code with the permissions of the user running the application that uses
libwmf.
Workaround
There is no known workaround for this issue.
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3376
Solution:
All libwmf users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libwmf-0.2.8.4"
Threat Level: Medium
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