MPlayer 1.0 Pre5 demux_bmp.c demux_open_bmp heap-based overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in MPlayer 1.0 Pre5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function demux_open_bmp of the file demux_bmp.c. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-1309. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in MPlayer 1.0 Pre5 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is the function demux_open_bmp of the file demux_bmp.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the demux_open_bmp function in demux_bmp.c for Unix MPlayer 1.0pre5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bitmap (BMP) file containing a large biClrUsed field.

The weakness was released 01/10/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at idefense.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1309 since 12/21/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/04/2018).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16038 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mplayer (MDKSA-2004:157)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18527) and Tenable (16038). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-15380, VDB-23828, VDB-23827 and VDB-23806. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Multimedia Player Software

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• MPlayer

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• 1.0 Pre5

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• open-source

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