BlackBerry Enterprise Server Attachment Service PNG buffer overflow
| blackberry-attachment-png-bo (24063) |  High Risk |
Description:
Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper handling of malformed PNG images. By creating a PNG image, and sending it to a BlackBerry handheld device user as an email attachment, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the BlackBerry Attachment Service to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later. Refer to BlackBerry Support Knowledge Base Article KB-04756 for more information. See References.
References:
- Blackberry Support Knowledge Base Article KB-04756: Support - Corrupt PNG file may cause heap overflow in the BlackBerry Attachment Service.
- BID-16204: Blackberry Enterprise Server Attachment Service PNG Attachment Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2344: The BlackBerry Attachment Service in Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.0 to version 4.0 Service Pack 2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed Portable Network Graphics (PNG) file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- SA18393: BlackBerry Enterprise Server PNG File Handling Vulnerability
- US-CERT VU#646976: RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server Attachment Service does not properly handle PNG image files
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0127: BlackBerry Enterprise Server PNG Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
- RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
- RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0
Reported:
Jan 10, 2006
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