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TITLE:
SWI-Prolog "canoniseFileName()" and "expand()" Buffer Overflow
Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA51709

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RELEASE DATE:
2013-01-04

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DESCRIPTION:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in SWI-Prolog, which can be
exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a vulnerable
system.

1) An error within the "canoniseFileName()" function (os/pl-os.c)
when handling patch canonisation paths can be exploited to cause a
stack-based buffer overflow.

2) An error within the "expand()" function (os/pl-glob.c) when
expanding file names can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer
overflow.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities may allow execution of
arbitrary code.

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 6.2.5.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 6.2.5.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://lists.iai.uni-bonn.de/pipermail/swi-prolog/2012/009428.html

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