Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 (aka xli 1.16 and 1.17) in Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FACES format image containing a long (1) Firstname or (2) Lastname field.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-088.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-695 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-069 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3006 | exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_024_xli_txt.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6821.php | vdb entry |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-05.xml | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/195823 | mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory |