xine xine-lib up to 1.1.12 demux_nsf_send_chunk memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in xine xine-lib up to 1.1.12 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects the function demux_nsf_send_chunk. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_nsf_send_chunk function in src/demuxers/demux_nsf.c in xine-lib 1.1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long NSF title.

The bug was discovered 04/16/2008. The weakness was disclosed 04/17/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1878 since 04/17/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32091 (Fedora 7 : xine-lib-1.1.11.1-1.fc7.2 (2008-3326)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41865), Tenable (32091) and Exploit-DB (5458).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 32091
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : xine-lib-1.1.11.1-1.fc7.2 (2008-3326)
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OpenVAS ID: 61038
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1586-1 (xine-lib)
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Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1878 (🔍)
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X-Force: 41865
Vulnerability Center: 18338 - Xine-lib Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Code and Cause a DoS via Long NSF Title, Medium
SecurityFocus: 28816 - xine-lib NES Sound Format Demuxer 'demux_nsf.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 29850
OSVDB: 44450 - xine-lib - NES Sound Format Demuxer 'demux_nsf.c' Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1247

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 07:54
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (73), 08/10/2019 07:54 (12)
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