GLSA-200501-20 : o3read: Buffer overflow during file conversion

critical Nessus Plugin ID 16411

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200501-20 (o3read: Buffer overflow during file conversion)

Wiktor Kopec discovered that the parse_html function in o3read.c copies any number of bytes into a 1024-byte t[] array.
Impact :

Using a specially crafted file, possibly delivered by e-mail or over the Web, an attacker may execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running o3read.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All o3read users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/o3read-0.0.4'

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 16411

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200501-20.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 2/14/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:o3read, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/16/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1288

GLSA: 200501-20

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