Common Data Format (CDF) Read32s_64() buffer overflow
| cdf-read32s64-bo (42219) |  High Risk |
Description:
Common Data Format (CDF) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Read32s_64() function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted CDF file containing overly long length tags, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.3 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of CDF (3.2.1 or later), available from the CDF NASA Web site. See References.
References:
- CDF NASA Web site: Common Data Format (CDF) Version 3.2 and earlier Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- CORE-2008-0326: NASA's Common Data Format buffer overflow.
- BID-29045: CDF (Common Data Format) Library 'src/lib/cdfread64.c' Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2080: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Read32s_64 function in src/lib/cdfread64.c in the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Common Data Format (CDF) library before 3.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .cdf file with crafted length tags.
- GLSA-200805-14: Common Data Format library: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- SA30053: Common Data Format "Read32s_64()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019965: Common Data Format Library Buffer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1440: NASA Common Data Format Read32s_64() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- NASA Common Data Format 3.2
Reported:
May 05, 2008
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