From security@sco.com Wed Dec 14 18:52:16 2005
From: security@sco.com
To: security-announce@list.sco.com
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:48:06 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Full-disclosure] SCOSA-2005.56 UnixWare 7.1.3 UnixWare 7.1.4 : Xloadimage NIFF Image Title Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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 			SCO Security Advisory

Subject:		UnixWare 7.1.3 UnixWare 7.1.4 : Xloadimage NIFF Image Title Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory number:	SCOSA-2005.56
Issue date:		2005 December 14
Cross reference:	fz533253
 			CVE-2005-3178
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1. Problem Description

 	A buffer overflow in xloadimage, might allow user-complicit
 	attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long title name in a
 	NIFF file, which triggers the overflow during (1) zoom, (2)
 	reduce, or (3) rotate operations.

 	The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
 	has assigned the name CVE-2005-3178 to this issue.


2. Vulnerable Supported Versions

 	System				Binaries
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 	UnixWare 7.1.3 			/usr/X/bin/xloadimage
 	UnixWare 7.1.4 			/usr/X/bin/xloadimage


3. Solution

 	The proper solution is to install the latest packages.


4. UnixWare 7.1.3 and UnixWare 7.1.4

 	4.1 Location of Fixed Binaries

 	ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.56


 	4.2 Verification

 	MD5 (p533253.image) = 43902213db833db30b33ca9b84b08394

 	md5 is available for download from
 		ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/tools


 	4.3 Installing Fixed Binaries

 	Upgrade the affected binaries with the following sequence:

 	Download p533253.image to the /var/spool/pkg directory.

 	# pkgadd -d /var/spool/pkg/p533253.image


5. References

 	Specific references for this advisory:
 		http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3178
 		http://secunia.com/advisories/17087
 		http://securitytracker.com/id?1015072
 		http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15051

 	SCO security resources:
 		http://www.sco.com/support/security/index.html

 	SCO security advisories via email
 		http://www.sco.com/support/forums/security.html

 	This security fix closes SCO incidents fz533253.


6. Disclaimer

 	SCO is not responsible for the misuse of any of the information
 	we provide on this website and/or through our security
 	advisories. Our advisories are a service to our customers
 	intended to promote secure installation and use of SCO
 	products.


7. Acknowledgments

 	SCO would like to thank Ariel Berkman for reporting this
 	vulnerability.

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