Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the getline function in Ppm/ppm.C in NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- NASA Ames Research Center BigView 1.8 - '.PNM' Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) EDB-31872 · dos · Jun 4, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- bigview-getline-bo(42847) vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1745 vdb-entry
- 30546 third-party-advisory
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2304
- 3924 third-party-advisory
- 29517 vdb-entry
- 20080604 CORE-2008-0425 - NASA BigView Stack Buffer Overflow mailing-list