ZDI-07-059: Verity KeyView SDK Multiple File Format Parsing Vulnerabilities

ZDI-07-059: Verity KeyView SDK Multiple File Format Parsing
Vulnerabilities
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-059.html
October 23, 2007

– CVE ID:

– Affected Vendor:
Verity

– Affected Products:
KeyView SDK

– Vulnerability Details:
Several vulnerabilities exist in the popular Verity KeyView SDK used in
many enterprise applications like IBM Lotus Notes. When parsing
several different file formats a standard stack overflow occurs
allowing a malicious user to gain complete control of the affected
machine under the rights of the currently logged in user. The problem
lies when copying user supplied data to a stack based buffer without
any boundary conditions.

The following file formats have been identified as vulnerable:

Adobe Acrobat FrameMaker - .mif
Applix Words - .aw
Microsoft Rich Text Format - .rtf
Portable Executable - .exe
Dynamic Link Library - .dll
Applix Presents - .ag
Microsoft Word - .doc

– Vendor Response:
IBM has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can
be found at:

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21272836

– Disclosure Timeline:
2006.06.16 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2007.10.23 - Coordinated public release of advisory

– Credit:
This vulnerability was discovered by Eric DETOISIEN.

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