CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-4024

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The FESTAHES_Load function in pce/hes.c in Festalon 0.5.0 through 0.5.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative LoadAddr value in a HES file, which is used as an offset in a memcpy operation and leads to a buffer underflow.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience application crashes or, in the worst case, remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted HES file. This risk is particularly relevant in environments where Festalon is used to process untrusted files.

Recommendation

Update Festalon to a version later than 0.5.5 if available, or avoid opening untrusted HES files. Consider implementing additional input file validation mechanisms.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The FESTAHES_Load function in pce/hes.c in Festalon 0.5.0 through 0.5.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative LoadAddr value in a HES file, which is used as an offset in a memcpy operation and leads to a buffer underflow.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS