Kazaa Media Desktop up to 4.0.0.4 ActiveX Control isvalidfile bstrFilepath memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Kazaa Media Desktop up to 4.0.0.4. Affected by this issue is the function isvalidfile of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument bstrFilepath leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-2433. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Kazaa Media Desktop up to 4.0.0.4. This issue affects the function isvalidfile of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument bstrFilepath 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the IsValidFile function in the ADM ActiveX control for Altnet Download Manager 4.0.0.4 and earlier, as used in Kazaa Media Desktop 1.3 through 2.6.4 and Grokkster 1.3 through 2.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long bstrFilepath parameter.

The bug was discovered 09/03/2004. The weakness was released 09/03/2004 by CelebrityHacker (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2433 since 08/18/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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 (17221), SecurityFocus (BID 11101†), OSVDB (9549†), Secunia (SA12446†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1011155†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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03/09/2015 +3382 days 🔍
06/12/2019 +1556 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: CelebrityHacker
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2433 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2433
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23321
X-Force: 17221
SecurityFocus: 11101 - Altnet ADM ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 12446 - Altnet Download Manager Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 9549 - Altnet Download Manager Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1011155
Vulnerability Center: 9821 - Buffer Overflow in ADM Used in Kazaa Media Desktop and in Grokster, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:55
Updated: 06/12/2019 08:37
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:55 (70), 06/12/2019 08:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:E7E:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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