[Full-disclosure] SCOSA-2005.56 UnixWare 7.1.3 UnixWare 7.1.4 : LibXpm Integer Overflow Vulnerability

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                        SCO Security Advisory

Subject:                UnixWare 7.1.3 UnixWare 7.1.4 : Xloadimage NIFF Image 
Title Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory number:        SCOSA-2005.56
Issue date:             2005 December 14
Cross reference:        fz533253
                        CVE-2005-3178
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1. Problem Description

        A buffer overflow in xloadimage, might allow user-complicit
        attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long title name in a
        NIFF file, which triggers the overflow during (1) zoom, (2)
        reduce, or (3) rotate operations.

        The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
        has assigned the name CVE-2005-3178 to this issue.


2. Vulnerable Supported Versions

        System                          Binaries
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        UnixWare 7.1.3                  /usr/X/bin/xloadimage
        UnixWare 7.1.4                  /usr/X/bin/xloadimage


3. Solution

        The proper solution is to install the latest packages.


4. UnixWare 7.1.3 and UnixWare 7.1.4

        4.1 Location of Fixed Binaries

        ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.56


    4.2 Verification

        MD5 (p533253.image) = 43902213db833db30b33ca9b84b08394

        md5 is available for download from
                ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/tools


    4.3 Installing Fixed Binaries

        Upgrade the affected binaries with the following sequence:

        Download p533253.image to the /var/spool/pkg directory.

        # pkgadd -d /var/spool/pkg/p533253.image


5. References

        Specific references for this advisory:
                http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3178
                http://secunia.com/advisories/17087
                http://securitytracker.com/id?1015072
                http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15051

        SCO security resources:
                http://www.sco.com/support/security/index.html

        SCO security advisories via email
                http://www.sco.com/support/forums/security.html

        This security fix closes SCO incidents fz533253.


6. Disclaimer

        SCO is not responsible for the misuse of any of the information
        we provide on this website and/or through our security
        advisories. Our advisories are a service to our customers
        intended to promote secure installation and use of SCO
        products.


7. Acknowledgments

        SCO would like to thank Ariel Berkman for reporting this
        vulnerability.

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