Mesh View Mesh::type buffer overflow
| mesh-type-bo (18616) |  High Risk |
Description:
Mesh Viewer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the Mesh::type function in the mesh.c file. By sending a specially-crafted mesh file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with user privileges, once the file is processed.
Platforms Affected:
- Mesh Viewer, Mesh Viewer 0.2.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Mesh Viewer Web page, Mesh Viewer at http://mview.sourceforge.net/.
- University of Illinois Chicago Web site, Mesh Viewer 0.2.2 Mesh::type overflows s1 buffer at http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/meshviewer.txt.
- BID-12025: Mesh Viewer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1283: Buffer overflow in the Mesh::type method in mesh.c for the mview program in Mesh Viewer 0.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted mesh files.
Reported:
Dec 17, 2004
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