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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800927 |
Category: | Buffer overflow |
Title: | XEmacs Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Windows |
Summary: | XEmacs is prone to multiple Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities. |
Description: | Summary: XEmacs is prone to multiple Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Insight: Error exists when 'tiff_instantiate' function processing a crafted TIFF file, 'png_instantiate' function processing a crafted PNG file, 'jpeg_instantiate' function processing a crafted JPEG file in the glyphs-eimage.c script that can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow. Vulnerability Impact: Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of affected application, and can cause denial of service. Affected Software/OS: XEmacs version 21.4.22 and prior on Windows. Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2688 BugTraq ID: 35473 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35473 http://tracker.xemacs.org/XEmacs/its/issue534 http://osvdb.org/55298 http://secunia.com/advisories/35348 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1666 XForce ISS Database: xemacs-jpeg-bo(51334) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51334 XForce ISS Database: xemacs-png-bo(51333) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51333 XForce ISS Database: xemacs-tiff-bo(51332) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51332 |
Copyright | Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG |
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