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>> xcftools "flattenIncrementally()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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A vulnerability has been identified in xcftools, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "flattenIncrementally()" [flatten.c] function when processing a malformed image e.g. via the "xcf2pnm" tool while using the "-C" or "-O" options, which could be exploited to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
xcftools version 1.0.4 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1638
http://bugs.debian.org/533361
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Jorgen Grahn.
ChangeLog
2009-06-22 : Initial release
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