FrSIRT - Link Grammar "separate_sentence()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Link Grammar "separate_sentence()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Title : Link Grammar "separate_sentence()" Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3770
CVE ID : CVE-2007-5395
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-11-07

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Link Grammar, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system [...]

References

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/3770
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-78/advisory

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Alin Rad Pop (Secunia Research).

ChangeLog

2007-11-07 : Initial release

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