Local code execution via canvas-size integer overflow
Published Feb 23, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Buffer overflow in caca_resize in Caca Labs libcaca 0.99.beta19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted canvas data. The resize path multiplies attacker-controlled width and height without checking integer overflow, underallocating canvas storage before an out-of-bounds write. Exploitation requires a local process to pass crafted canvas data to the library; the demonstrated proof of concept crashes under AddressSanitizer, while the published impact is code execution in that process's user context.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in caca_resize in Caca Labs libcaca 0.99.beta19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted canvas data. The resize path multiplies attacker-controlled width and height without checking integer overflow, underallocating canvas storage before an out-of-bounds write. Exploitation requires a local process to pass crafted canvas data to the library; the demonstrated proof of concept crashes under AddressSanitizer, while the published impact is code execution in that process's user context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-3410
- Published
- Feb 23, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Caca Labs
- Product
- libcaca
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-190, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 23, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=libcaca v0.99.beta19
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Public exploit references
- Red Hat Bugzilla canvas-import proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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