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>> Inkspace "style.cpp" SVG Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : Inkspace "style.cpp" SVG Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-2511
CVE ID : CVE-2005-3737
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-11-21
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A vulnerability has been identified in Inkspace, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in "style.cpp" when importing specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system by convincing a user to open a malformed SVG file.
Affected Products
Inkspace 0.x
Solution
Upgrade to the latest version :
http://inkscape.org/download/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2511
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330894
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Joxean Koret
ChangeLog
2005-11-21 : Initial release
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