xlreader book_format_sql function buffer overflow
| xlreader-bookformatsql-bo (18612) |  High Risk |
Description:
xlreader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the book_format_sql function of the format.c file. By creating a specially-crafted Excel file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with user privileges, once the file is processed by xlreader.
Platforms Affected:
- David Giffin, xlreader 0.9.0 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- University of Illinois Chicago Web site, xlreader 0.9.0 overflows insert_start buffer at http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/xlreader.txt.
- xlreader Web site, Giffin: xlreader at http://www.giffin.org/xlreader.php.
- BID-11970: XLReader Remote Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1301: Buffer overflow in the book_format_sql function in format.c for xlreader 0.9.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Excel (XLS) file.
Reported:
Dec 16, 2004
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