libid3tag up to 0.15.1b utf16.c id3_utf16_deserialize resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in libid3tag up to 0.15.1b and classified as problematic. Impacted is the function id3_utf16_deserialize of the file utf16.c. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2779. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libid3tag up to 0.15.1b. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function id3_utf16_deserialize of the file utf16.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

id3_utf16_deserialize() in utf16.c in libid3tag through 0.15.1b misparses ID3v2 tags encoded in UTF-16 with an odd number of bytes, triggering an endless loop allocating memory until an OOM condition is reached, leading to denial-of-service (DoS).

The bug was discovered 05/03/2005. The weakness was presented 02/21/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2779 since 02/20/2018. 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 are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4676 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109286 (Fedora 27 : mingw-libid3tag (2018-4e26c06aef)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170992 (OpenSUSE Security Update for libid3tag (openSUSE-SU-2018:0735-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109286). See VDB-104693 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 109286
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : mingw-libid3tag (2018-4e26c06aef)
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OpenVAS ID: 55001
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mingw-libid3tag FEDORA-2018-4e26c06aef
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/03/2005 🔍
02/20/2018 +4676 days 🔍
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02/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
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04/23/2018 +61 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2023 +1751 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-4e26c06aef
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113613
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2018 07:59
Updated: 02/08/2023 15:01
Changes: 02/21/2018 07:59 (72), 01/07/2020 09:58 (3), 02/08/2023 15:01 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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