Andy Lo-A-Foe AlsaPlayer 0.99.76 http.c reconnect memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Andy Lo-A-Foe AlsaPlayer 0.99.76. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function reconnect
of the file http.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple buffer overflows in Andy Lo-A-Foe AlsaPlayer 0.99.76 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), or have other unknown impact, via (1) a long Location field sent by a web server, which triggers an overflow in the reconnect function in reader/http/http.c; (2) a long URL sent by a web server when AlsaPlayer is seeking a media file for the playlist, which triggers overflows in new_list_item and CbUpdated in interface/gtk/PlaylistWindow.cpp; and (3) a long response sent by a CDDB server, which triggers an overflow in cddb_lookup in input/ccda/cdda_engine.c.
The weakness was shared 08/09/2006 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4089 since 08/10/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22721 (Debian DSA-1179-1 : alsaplayer - programming error), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28307) and Tenable (22721). The entries 84446 and 84447 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22721
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1179-1 : alsaplayer - programming error
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OpenVAS ID: 57383
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1179-1 (alsaplayer)
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-4089 (🔍)
X-Force: 28307
Vulnerability Center: 12625 - AlsaPlayer Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, High
SecurityFocus: 19450 - AlsaPlayer Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21422 - AlsaPlayer Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27883 - AlsaPlayer http.c reconnect() Function Location HTTP Header Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-3235
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 15:51Updated: 07/13/2021 08:48
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (66), 08/19/2017 09:47 (15), 07/13/2021 08:48 (3)
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