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Perl Module File::ExtAttr Buffer Overflow
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SUMMARY
<http://search.cpan.org/~richdawe/File-ExtAttr-0.03/lib/File/ExtAttr.pm>
File::ExtAttr is "a Perl module providing access to the extended
attributes of files". The File::ExtAttr perl module has been found to be
vulnerable to off-by-one buffer overflow.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Systems:
* File::ExtAttr versions prior to 0.03
Immune Systems:
* File::ExtAttr version 0.03 (download
<http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=153116> here)
The off-by-one buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the module when
getfattr() function retrieves extended file attributes.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The original article can be found at:
<http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=382199>
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=382199
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