PT-2005-1020 · Debian+1 · Debian+1

Tavis Ormandy · Published 2005-05-14 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2005-1545

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HT Editor versions prior to 0.8.0

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in the ELF parser, which can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF file. Additionally, there are multiple vulnerabilities in the HT package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information, and these can be exploited remotely.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.8.0, update to version 0.8.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ELF parser until a patch is available. Avoid using the HT package in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-02607

CVE-2005-1545

DSA-743-1

Affected Products

Debian

Ht Editor

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1545 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1545 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1545 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-743 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02607 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1545 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1546 · Security Note
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200505-08.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1545 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-743 · Note