ShixxNOTE 6.net font buffer overflow
| shixxnote-font-bo (17705) |  High Risk |
Description:
ShixxNOTE 6.net is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when handling font fields. By sending a specially-crafted message containing more than 1698 bytes, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- ShixxNOTE 6.net, ShixxNOTE 6.net build 117
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ShixxNOTE 6.net (released December 2006), available from the ShixxNOTE 6.net Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Oct 13 2004 - 13:55:47 CDT, Buffer-overflow in ShixxNOTE 6.net at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-10/0429.html.
- ShixxNOTE 6.net Web site, Welcome to ShixxNOTE site at http://www.shixxnote.com.
- BID-11409: ShixxNOTE 6.net Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1595: Buffer overflow in ShixxNote 6.net build 117 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long font field.
- SA12822: ShixxNOTE Font File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 13, 2004
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