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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