MPlayer up to 1.0 Pre3 HTTP Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MPlayer up to 1.0 Pre3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Parser. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0386. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MPlayer up to 1.0 Pre3 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Parser. The manipulation 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 the HTTP parser for MPlayer 1.0pre3 and earlier, 0.90, and 0.91 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Location header.

The weakness was disclosed 05/04/2004 by blexim as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0386 since 04/06/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/26/2024).

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14125 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDKSA-2004:026)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

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 (15675), Exploit-DB (23896), Tenable (14125), SecurityFocus (BID 10008†) and Secunia (SA11259†). The entry VDB-20975 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14125
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDKSA-2004:026)
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OpenVAS ID: 52446
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: mplayer, mplayer-gtk, mplayer-esound, mplayer-gtk-esound
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/30/2004 🔍
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03/31/2004 +1 days 🔍
04/06/2004 +6 days 🔍
05/04/2004 +28 days 🔍
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07/31/2004 +88 days 🔍
12/29/2010 +2342 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +1387 days 🔍
11/26/2024 +3694 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: blexim
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0386 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0386
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21842
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X-Force: 15675
SecurityFocus: 10008 - MPlayer Remote HTTP Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 11259 - MPlayer HTTP Location Header Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 28877 - MPlayer 1.0pre3 and Earlier Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Long Location Header, High

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

Created: 10/16/2014 17:18
Updated: 11/26/2024 22:25
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:18 (63), 03/12/2017 17:16 (12), 06/29/2021 17:16 (2), 11/19/2024 16:32 (15), 11/26/2024 22:25 (11)
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