From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Mon Jul 30 2007 - 16:02:06 CDT

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TITLE:
t1lib "intT1_EnvGetCompletePath()" Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26241

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26241/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
t1lib 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/15072/

DESCRIPTION:
Hamid Ebadi has reported a vulnerability in t1lib, which can be
exploited by malicious users to potentially compromise a vulnerable
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"intT1_EnvGetCompletePath()" function in lib/t1lib/t1env.c. This can
be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when an application processes
an overly long string in the "FileName" parameter.

The vulnerability is reported in version 5.1.1. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to applications using the library.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Hamid Ebadi

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.bugtraq.ir/adv/t1lib.txt

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