PT-2008-3999 · Bigview · Bigview

Alfredo Ortega · Published 2008-06-05 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-2542

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BigView version 1.8

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function, which can be exploited by user-assisted remote attackers. This is achieved through a crafted PNM file, allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For BigView version 1.8, update to a version that fixes the stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function, if available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using BigView to open crafted PNM files until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2542

Affected Products

Bigview

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/31872 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2542 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/493112/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2304 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42847 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30546 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1745/references · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3924 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29517 · Note