Bug 1545824

Summary:	iniparser: stack-buffer-underflow in iniparser_load in iniparser.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Laura Pardo <lpardo>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	asn, extras-orphan, jaromir.capik
Target Milestone:	---	Keywords:	Security
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	iniparser 4.1	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A stack buffer underflow was found in the way iniparser handled processing of INI files. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash an application using iniparser under specific circumstances by tricking it into processing crafted INI files.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2019-06-08 03:40:06 UTC	Type:	---
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oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
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Bug Depends On:	1545825, 1553577
Bug Blocks:	1545833

Description Laura Pardo 2018-02-15 15:54:18 UTC

A flaw was found in iniparser version prior to 4.1. A stack buffer underflow in the function iniparser_load() in iniparser.c file which can be triggered by parsing a file that containing a zero-byte. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

References:

https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser/issues/68

Patch:

https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser/commit/4f870752abbb756911d7b11405d49e9769d082bd

Comment 1 Laura Pardo 2018-02-15 15:54:55 UTC

Created iniparser tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1545825]