Secunia Security Advisory - Tielei Wang has discovered a vulnerability in wxWidgets, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
wxWidgets "wxImage::Create()" Integer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA35351
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35351/
DESCRIPTION:
Tielei Wang has discovered a vulnerability in wxWidgets, which can be
exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's
system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow error within
the "wxImage::Create()" function in src/common/image.cpp. This can be
exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by tricking a user
into opening e.g. a specially crafted JPEG file.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.8.10. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Do not process untrusted images with wxWidgets.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tielei Wang, ICST-ERCIS.
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