VDB-123056 · CVE-2018-1000223 · Qualys 171883

Soundtouch up to 2.0.0 SoundStretch/WavFile.cpp readHeaderBlock memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Soundtouch up to 2.0.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function WavInFile::readHeaderBlock of the file SoundStretch/WavFile.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

soundtouch version up to and including 2.0.0 contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in SoundStretch/WavFile.cpp:WavInFile::readHeaderBlock() that can result in arbitrary code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via victim must open maliocius file in soundstretch utility.

The bug was discovered 07/27/2018. The weakness was released 08/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1000223 since 08/20/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 24 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 112102 (Fedora 27 : soundtouch (2018-fadf6f5a9f)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171883 (OpenSUSE Security Update for soundtouch (openSUSE-SU-2018:3692-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (112102). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 121414 and 121415.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 112102
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : soundtouch (2018-fadf6f5a9f)
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Advisory: FEDORA-2018-fadf6f5a9f
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1000223 (🔍)
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Created: 08/21/2018 06:53
Updated: 05/02/2023 15:43
Changes: 08/21/2018 06:53 (71), 03/16/2020 21:57 (4), 05/02/2023 15:43 (4)
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