Vilistextum get_attr function buffer overflow
| vilistextum-getattr-bo (18610) |  High Risk |
Description:
Vilistextum is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the get_attr function of the HTML.c file. By creating a specially-crafted HTML file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with user privileges, once the file is processed by Vilistextum.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- Vilistextum, Vilistextum 2.6.6 and prior
Remedy:
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-01-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- University of Illinois Chicago Web site, vilistextum 2.6.6 get_attr overflows temp buffer at http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/vilistextum.txt.
- Vilistextum SourceForge Web site, Vilistextum at http://sourceforge.net/projects/vilistextum/.
- BID-11979: Vilistextum HTML Attribute Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1299: Buffer overflow in the get_attr function in html.c for vilistextum 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page.
- GLSA-200501-10: Vilistextum: Buffer overflow vulnerability
Reported:
Dec 16, 2004
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