Sony XAV-AX5500 ASF Parser stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Sony XAV-AX5500. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ASF Parser. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-23934. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Sony XAV-AX5500 (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component ASF Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Sony XAV-AX5500 WMV/ASF Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-AX5500 devices. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of WMV/ASF files. A crafted Extended Content Description Object in a WMV media file can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. . Was ZDI-CAN-22994.

The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-23934 since 01/23/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/27/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-21364). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Sony

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• XAV-AX5500

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• commercial

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