GNU Texinfo texindex buffer overflow
| texinfo-texindex-bo (30158) |  High Risk |
Description:
GNU Texinfo is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of the texi2dvi and texindex commands. By creating a malicious Texinfo file, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the affected application to crash, once the malicious file is processed.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo, Linux
- GNU, Texinfo 4.8
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 2-STABLE
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG CURRENT
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG Enterprise E1.0-SOLID
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- VMware, ESX Server 3.0.0
- VMware, ESX Server 3.0.1
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available in the CVS Repository. See References.
For Mandriva:
Refer to Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:203 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0727-6 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200611-16 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For VMware:
Refer to VMSA-2007-0003 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for patch or upgrade information.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Apr 04 2007 - 15:20:26 CDT , VMSA-2007-0003 VMware ESX 3.0.1 and 3.0.0 server security updates at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-04/0098.html.
- CVS Repository, Texinfo at http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/texinfo/texinfo/util/texindex.c?r1=1.16&r2=1.17.
- Texinfo Web page, Texinfo - The GNU Documentation System at http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/.
- ASA-2007-011: texinfo security update (RHSA-2006-0727)
- BID-20959: Texinfo File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4810: Buffer overflow in the readline function in util/texindex.c, as used by the (1) texi2dvi and (2) texindex commands, in texinfo 4.8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Texinfo file.
- DSA-1219: texinfo -- buffer overflow
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4412: GNU Texinfo Texindex readline() File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-1267: VMware ESX Update Fixes Multiple Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200611-16: Texinfo: Buffer overflow
- MDKSA-2006:203: Updated texinfo packages fix vulnerability
- OpenPKG-SA-2006.034: Texinfo
- RHSA-2006-0727: Moderate: texinfo security update
- SA24788: VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2006:028: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-379-1: texinfo vulnerability
Reported:
Nov 08, 2006
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