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XEmacs Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host is installed with XEmacs and is prone to multiple Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Error exists when 'tiff_instantiate' function processing a crafted TIFF file, 'png_instantiate' function processing a crafted PNG file, 'jpeg_instantiate' function processing a crafted JPEG file in the glyphs-eimage.c script that can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected Software
Affected Software
XEmacs version 21.4.22 and prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.