A vulnerability has been found in ArcSoft MMS Composer 1.5.5.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file m-retrieve.conf. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in ArcSoft MMS Composer 1.5.5.6, and possibly earlier, and 2.0.0.13, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via crafted MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) messages that trigger the overflows in the (1) M-Notification.ind, (2) M-Retrieve.conf (Header and Body), or (3) SMIL parsers.

The weakness was disclosed 08/14/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at arcsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4131 since 08/14/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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.

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 (28342) and Exploit-DB (2156). The entry 31793 is pretty similar.

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• MMS Composer

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• 1.5.5.6

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