PT-2009-1263 · Squirrel · Ksquirrel-Libs

Published 2009-02-26 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5263

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 ksquirrel-libs version 0.8.0

Description The issue is related to multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the mt codec::getHdrHead function, which can be exploited by context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code. This can be achieved through a crafted Radiance RGBE image, also known as a .hdr file.

Recommendations For ksquirrel-libs version 0.8.0, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5263

Affected Products

Ksquirrel-Libs

References · 7

• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0528 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5263 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33469 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-63 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48901 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/33902 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/501228/100/0/threaded · Note