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TITLE:
file "cdf_read_sat()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34881

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34881/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in file, which can be exploited by
malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"cdf_read_sat()" function in src/cdf.c. This can be exploited to
cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted compound
document file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 5.0. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not process untrusted files.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by Sam Morris in a Debian bug report.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=525820

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