GStreamer Good Plug-ins up to 0.10.11 qtdemux_parse_samples memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in GStreamer Good Plug-ins up to 0.10.11 (Multimedia Processing Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function qtdemux_parse_samples. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the qtdemux_parse_samples function in gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c in GStreamer Good Plug-ins (aka gst-plugins-good) 0.10.9 through 0.10.11, and GStreamer Plug-ins (aka gstreamer-plugins) 0.8.5, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Time-to-sample (aka stts) atom data in a malformed QuickTime media .mov file.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2009. The weakness was published 02/03/2009 by Tobias Klein (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0397 since 02/02/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67803 (Oracle Linux 4 : gstreamer-plugins (ELSA-2009-0270)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175153 (Debian Security Update for Gst-plugins-bad0.10 (DSA-1729)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12428.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48555) and Tenable (67803). Similar entries are available at 46256, 46214 and 46213.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67803
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : gstreamer-plugins (ELSA-2009-0270)
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OpenVAS ID: 63496
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1729-1 (gst-plugins-bad0.10)
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02/02/2009 +11 days 🔍
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Advisory: securityfocus.com
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0397 (🔍)
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X-Force: 48555
Vulnerability Center: 20878 - GStreamer Plug-Ins Remote Code Execution and DoS via Crafted Time-to-Sample Data, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33405 - GStreamer QuickTime Media File Parsing Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33650
OSVDB: 53550 - GStreamer Good Plug-ins qtdemux_parse_samples() buffer overflow
Vupen: ADV-2009-0225

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/27/2019 09:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (78), 08/27/2019 09:59 (9)
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