CVE-2009-3050

Impact

Buffer overflow in the set_page_size function in util.cxx in HTMLDOC 1.8.27 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long MEDIA SIZE comment. NOTE: it was later reported that there were additional vectors in htmllib.cxx and ps-pdf.cxx using an AFM font file with a long glyph name, but these vectors do not cross privilege boundaries.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278186
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/htmldoc-overflow.txt
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35780
• http://www.htmldoc.org/str.php?L214
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/25/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/01/1
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278186
• http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/htmldoc-overflow.txt
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35780
• http://www.htmldoc.org/str.php?L214
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/25/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/01/1