playmidi up to 2.3.26 playmidi.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in playmidi. This affects an unknown part of the file playmidi.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-0020. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in playmidi. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file playmidi.c. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in playmidi before 2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was released 01/17/2005 by Erik Sjölund (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0020 since 01/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16181 (Debian DSA-641-1 : playmidi - buffer overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18933), Tenable (16181), SecurityFocus (BID 12274†), OSVDB (13049†) and Secunia (SA13828†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• playmidi

Version

• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6
• 2.3.7
• 2.3.8
• 2.3.9
• 2.3.10
• 2.3.11
• 2.3.12
• 2.3.13
• 2.3.14
• 2.3.15
• 2.3.16
• 2.3.17
• 2.3.18
• 2.3.19
• 2.3.20
• 2.3.21
• 2.3.22
• 2.3.23
• 2.3.24
• 2.3.25
• 2.3.25.1
• 2.3.26

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 16181
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-641-1 : playmidi - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53476
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 641-1 (playmidi)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: playmidi 2.4

Timelineinfo

01/04/2005 🔍
01/17/2005 +13 days 🔍
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01/17/2005 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2005 +2 days 🔍
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02/13/2005 +24 days 🔍
04/14/2005 +60 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3617 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Erik Sjölund
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0020 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0020
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24191
X-Force: 18933
SecurityFocus: 12274 - PlayMidi Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 13828 - Playmidi "main()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 13049 - Playmidi playmidi.c File Name Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1012957 - Playmidi Buffer Overflow in Processing Filename May Let Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 7052 - Buffer Overflow in SourceForge Playmidi < 2.4-4woody1 Allows Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/01/2021 15:22
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (65), 08/18/2017 23:27 (15), 07/01/2021 15:22 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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