xmame 0.102 src/fileio.c -jdev memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in xmame 0.102. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file src/fileio.c. This manipulation of the argument -jdev causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-0176. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xmame 0.102. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file src/fileio.c. The manipulation of the argument -jdev with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in certain functions in src/fileio.c and src/unix/fileio.c in xmame before 11 January 2006 may allow local users to gain privileges via a long (1) -lang, (2) -ctrlr, (3) -pb, or (4) -rec argument on many operating systems, and via a long (5) -jdev argument on Ubuntu Linux.

The bug was discovered 01/01/2006. The weakness was published 01/10/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0176 since 01/11/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by xwings in ANSI C and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 0.102 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24102), Exploit-DB (1412), SecurityFocus (BID 16203†) and OSVDB (22481†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: xwings
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: xmame 0.102

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28285
X-Force: 24102 - Xmame multiple parameters buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 16203 - XMame Multiple Local Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 22481 - xmame fileio.c Multiple Function Local Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 02/03/2025 13:06
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (59), 07/17/2018 10:15 (10), 02/03/2025 13:06 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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