CVE-2001-0775: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Buffer overflow in xloadimage 4.1 aka xli 1.16 and 1.17 in Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a FACES format image containing a long 1 Firstname or 2 Lastname field...

xloadimage -- buffer overflow in FACES image handling

In 2001, zen-parse discovered a buffer overflow in xloadimage's FACES image loader. A maliciously crafted image could cause xloadimage to execute arbitrary code. A published exploit exists for this vulnerability. In 2005, Rob Holland discovered that the same vulnerability was present in xli...