Miod Vallat mikmod 3.1.6 Archive File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Miod Vallat mikmod 3.1.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Archive File Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0427. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Miod Vallat mikmod 3.1.6. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Archive File Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in mikmod 3.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an archive file that contains a file with a long filename.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2003. The weakness was published 07/24/2003 (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0427 since 06/13/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 41 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21835 (CentOS 3 / 4 : mikmod (CESA-2005:506)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117905 (CentOS Security Update for MikMod (CESA-2005:506)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12302), Tenable (21835), SecurityFocus (BID 7914†), OSVDB (4322†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8318†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 21835
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : mikmod (CESA-2005:506)
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OpenVAS ID: 53609
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 320-1 (mikmod)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20610

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X-Force: 12302
SecurityFocus: 7914 - MikMod Long File Name Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4322 - CVE-2003-0427 - MikMod - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8318 - Buffer Overflow in Mikmod 3.1.6 via Long Filename, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2014 18:18
Updated: 08/13/2025 22:45
Changes: 08/14/2014 18:18 (70), 06/02/2019 11:39 (8), 08/13/2025 22:45 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:7C9:103

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