Executive Summary

Summary
Title CDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Informations
Name GLSA-200908-06 First vendor Publication 2009-08-18
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2009-08-18
Severity (Vendor) Normal Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 9.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Synopsis

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in CDF might result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

CDF is a library for the Common Data Format which is a self-describing data format for the storage and manipulation of scalar and multidimensional data. It is developed by the NASA.

Description

Leon Juranic reported multiple heap-based buffer overflows for instance in the ReadAEDRList64(), SearchForRecord_r_64(), LastRecord64(), and CDFsel64() functions.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted CDF file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All CDF users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose =sci-libs/cdf-3.3.0

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2009-2850 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2850

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-06.xml

Original Source

Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-06.xml

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-09-02 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200908-06 (cdf)
File : nvt/glsa_200908_06.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
57263 NASA Goddard Common Data Format (CDF) Multiple Function Overflow

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-08-20 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200908-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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