Oracle Outside In OS/2 Metafile Parser Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Oracle Outside-In, a set of libraries used to decode many file formats. The vulnerability is due to an error while processing OS/2 Metafiles. Oracle Outside-In is embedded in many enterprise applications. This vulnerability can be exploited by causing an application that uses the vulnerable library to handle a malformed file. Depending on the application, user interaction may be required. Successful exploitation can result in execution of arbitrary code or a denial of service condition in the context of the affected application.