Alsaplayer 0.99.71 -f/-o memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Alsaplayer 0.99.71. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation of the argument -f/-o leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-1896. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alsaplayer 0.99.71. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument -f/-o with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Alsaplayer 0.99.71, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -f or (2) -o command line argument.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 with SNOSoft (Website). The advisory is available at lists.grok.org.uk. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1896 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available 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 (10157), Exploit-DB (21814) and SecurityFocus (BID 5767†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

09/20/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +102 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3324 days 🔍
11/10/2024 +3750 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.grok.org.uk
Organization: SNOSoft
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1896 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1896
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19538
X-Force: 10157
SecurityFocus: 5767 - Alsaplayer Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerablity

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2014 10:45
Updated: 11/10/2024 11:34
Changes: 08/05/2014 10:45 (54), 06/10/2018 09:01 (1), 07/05/2024 11:39 (19), 11/10/2024 11:34 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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