[UNIX] Multiple UNIX/Linux Vendor Xpdf makeFileKey2 Stack Overflow

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Date: 01/23/05

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      Multiple UNIX/Linux Vendor Xpdf makeFileKey2 Stack Overflow
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    SUMMARY

     <http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/> Xpdf is an open-source viewer for PDF
    files.

    Remote exploitation of a buffer overflow vulnerability in the xpdf PDF
    viewer included in multiple UNIX and Linux distributions could allow for
    arbitrary code execution as the user viewing a PDF file.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable Systems:
     * Xpdf Version 3.00 and prior

    Immune Systems:
     * Xpdf Version 3.00pl3 or newer

    The vulnerability specifically exists due to insufficient bounds checking
    while processing a PDF file that provides malicious values in the /Encrypt
    /Length tag.

    Vulnerable Code:
    The offending code can be found in the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function in
    the source file xpdf/Decrypt.cc.
    GBool Decrypt::makeFileKey2(int encVersion, int encRevision,
                                int keyLength, GString *ownerKey,
                                GString *userKey, int permissions,
                                GString *fileID, String *userPassword,
                                Guchar *fileKey) {
          Guchar *buf;
          Guchar test[32];
          Guchar fState[256];
          Guchar tmpKey[16];
          Guchar fx, fy;
          int len, i, j;
          GBool ok;
          ...

                memcpy(test, userKey->getCString(), 32);
                for (i = 19; i >= 0; --i) {
                      for (j = 0; j < keyLength; ++j) {
    [overflow] tmpKey[j] = fileKey[j] ^ i;
                      }
                ...
          }
          ...
    }

    In this piece of code, the keyLength value is ultimately supplied by the
    PDF file. This allows an attacker to specify an arbitrarily large value
    and overwrite portions of stack memory. As a consequence, arbitrary code
    execution is possible.

    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability leads to arbitrary code
    execution as the user who opened the malicious file. An attacker would
    have to convince a target to open the provided file in order to exploit
    this vulnerability, thus lessening the impact. Exploitation can be
    performed reliably, especially with knowledge of the target system.

    Vendor Status:
    A patch to address this issue is available at:
    <ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.00pl3.patch>
    ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.00pl3.patch
    Updated binaries (ver. 3.00pl3) to address this issue are available at:
    <http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html>
    http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/download.html

    Disclosure Timeline:
    01/06/2005 - Initial vendor notification
    01/12/2005 - Initial vendor response
    01/18/2005 - Coordinated public disclosure

    CVE Information:
     <http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0064>
    CAN-2005-0064

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by
    <mailto:idlabs-advisories@idefense.com> iDEFENSE.
    The original article can be found at:
    <www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=186&type=vulnerabilities>
    www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=186&type=vulnerabilities

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