Out-of-bounds Write Affecting xfpt package, versions <0.11-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-XFPT-7855372
  • published9 Jan 2025
  • disclosed29 Aug 2024

Introduced: 29 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-43700  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 xfpt to version 0.11-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xfpt package and not the xfpt package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

xfpt versions prior to 1.01 fails to handle appropriately some parameters inside the input data, resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. When a user of the affected product is tricked to process a specially crafted file, arbitrary code may be executed on the user's environment.

CVSS Scores

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