# CVE-2005-3178: Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 and earlier, and xli, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long title name

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-10-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 and earlier, and xli, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long title name in a NIFF file, which triggers the overflow during (1) zoom, (2) reduce, or (3) rotate operations.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/18491
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17143
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.56/SCOSA-2005.56.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17124
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17273
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17282
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18050
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:192
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015072
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18170
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10590
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-859
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-013.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17369
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-26.xml
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-802.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17139
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112862493918840&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17087/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433935/30/5010/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17206
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.62/SCOSA-2005.62.txt

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