SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-43700

Description

xfpt versions prior to 1.01 fails to handle appropriately some parameters inside the input data, resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. When a user of the affected product is tricked to process a specially crafted file, arbitrary code may be executed on the user's environment.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Philiphazel	Xfpt	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	philiphazel	xfpt	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/PhilipHazel/xfpt

https://github.com/PhilipHazel/xfpt/commit/a690304bbd3fd19e9dfdad50dcc87ad829f744e4

https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU96498690/

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 29, 2024, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 15, 2024, 2:35 p.m.

Status : Modified

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

vultures@jpcert.or.jp

CVE-2024-43700