MPlayer/xine-lib RTSP Client memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MPlayer and xine-lib and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component RTSP Client. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0433. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in MPlayer and xine-lib (Multimedia Player Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component RTSP Client. 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) client for (1) MPlayer before 1.0pre4 and (2) xine lib (xine-lib) before 1-rc4, when playing Real RTSP (realrtsp) streams, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (a) long URLs, (b) long Real server responses, or (c) long Real Data Transport (RDT) packets.

The weakness was shared 08/18/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0433 since 05/03/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/07/2019).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18856 (FreeBSD : libxine -- multiple buffer overflows in RTSP (1b70bef4-649f-11d9-a30e-000a95bc6fae)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16019), Tenable (18856), SecurityFocus (BID 10245†), OSVDB (5725†) and Secunia (SA11500†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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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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Nessus ID: 18856
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : libxine -- multiple buffer overflows in RTSP (1b70bef4-649f-11d9-a30e-000a95bc6fae)
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OpenVAS ID: 52241
OpenVAS Name: libxine -- multiple buffer overflows in RTSP
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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04/28/2004 🔍
04/30/2004 +2 days 🔍
05/03/2004 +3 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +107 days 🔍
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01/12/2005 +147 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +182 days 🔍
07/25/2005 +12 days 🔍
12/18/2014 +3433 days 🔍
06/07/2019 +1632 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0433 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0433
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22124
X-Force: 16019
SecurityFocus: 10245 - MPlayer/Xine-Lib Multiple RealRTSP Buffer Overrun Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11500 - MPlayer and xine-lib RTSP Handling Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 5725 - MPlayer/xine-lib RealNetwork RDT Response Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 8667 - Multiple Buffer Overflows in Mplayer and xine-lib via RTSP Streams, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2014 16:10
Updated: 06/07/2019 11:15
Changes: 12/18/2014 16:10 (74), 06/07/2019 11:15 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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