Vulnerability CVE-2007-6561


Published: 2007-12-27   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PDFLib allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument to the PDF_load_image function that results in an overflow in the pdc_fsearch_fopen function, and possibly other vectors.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
pdflib long filename multiple bufferoverflows
poplix
28.12.2007

Type:

CWE-119

(Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5.7/10
6.9/10
5.5/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Adjacent network
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
Pdflib -> Pdflib 

 References:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-17.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3495
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485479/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27001

Copyright 2024, cxsecurity.com

 

Back to Top