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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in 68k audiofile 0.2.6. This affects an unknown function of the file msadpcm.c. 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:
Heap-based buffer overflow in msadpcm.c in libaudiofile in audiofile 0.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.
The bug was discovered 12/30/2008. The weakness was shared 01/02/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5824 since 01/02/2009. 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 securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44837 (Debian DSA-1972-1 : audiofile - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47663) and Tenable (44837).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 44837
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1972-1 : audiofile - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 840404
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for audiofile vulnerability USN-912-1
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5824 (🔍)
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X-Force: 47663
Vulnerability Center: 20705 - Michael Pruett Audio File Library 0.2.6 Remote Code Execution or DoS vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33066 - Audio File Library (libaudiofile) 'msadpcm.c' WAV File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 33273
OSVDB: 51069 - Audio File Library (libaudiofile) - 'msadpcm.c' WAV File Processing Buffer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2009-0005
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/26/2019 12:46
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (80), 08/26/2019 12:46 (5)
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