ffmpeg 0.4.6/0.4.7/0.4.8/0.4.9 Pre1 dtsdec.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ffmpeg 0.4.6/0.4.7/0.4.8/0.4.9 Pre1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file dtsdec.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4800. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ffmpeg 0.4.6/0.4.7/0.4.8/0.4.9 Pre1 (Multimedia Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dtsdec.c. The manipulation 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in libavcodec in ffmpeg before 0.4.9_p20060530 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple unspecified vectors in (1) dtsdec.c, (2) vorbis.c, (3) rm.c, (4) sierravmd.c, (5) smacker.c, (6) tta.c, (7) 4xm.c, (8) alac.c, (9) cook.c, (10) shorten.c, (11) smacker.c, (12) snow.c, and (13) tta.c. NOTE: it is likely that this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-4048 and CVE-2006-2802.

The bug was discovered 09/13/2006. The weakness was shared 09/14/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us.debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4800 since 09/14/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24560 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gstreamer-ffmpeg (MDKSA-2006:174)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165105 (SUSE Security Update for mono-core (SUSE-SA:2006:073)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29276), Tenable (24560), SecurityFocus (BID 20009†), OSVDB (29312†) and Secunia (SA21921†). The entries VDB-27331, VDB-32630, VDB-32297 and VDB-33332 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 24560
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gstreamer-ffmpeg (MDKSA-2006:174)
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OpenVAS ID: 57590
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1215-1 (xine-lib)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: ffmpeg.org

Advisory: us.debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4800 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4800
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32299
X-Force: 29276
SecurityFocus: 20009 - FFmpeg Image File Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21921 - Gentoo update for ffmpeg, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 29312 - FFmpeg - Image File - Unspecified Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
Vulnerability Center: 13148 - libavcodec in ffmpeg Before 0.4.9_p20060530 Remote DoS and Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 07/11/2019 08:29
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (79), 07/11/2019 08:29 (5)
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