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TITLE:
inotify-tools "inotifytools_snprintf()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26825

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26825/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
inotify-tools 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/15758/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in inotify-tools, which can
potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise an
application using the library.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"inotifytools_snprintf()" function in src/inotifytools.c. This can be
exploited to cause a buffer overflow by e.g. creating a file with an
overly long filename in a specific directory.

Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code
with privileges of the application using the affected library.

NOTE: The programs shipped with inotify-tools are reportedly not
affected.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 3.11.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 3.11.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=171752&package_id=196347&release_id=540277

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752

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