VDB-34165 · CVE-2006-6860 · BID 21839

MythControl 1.0 mythcontrolserver.c sendtomythtv memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MythControl 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function sendtomythtv of the file mythcontrolserver.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-6860. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in MythControl 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sendtomythtv of the file mythcontrolserver.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:

Buffer overflow in the sendToMythTV function in MythControlServer.c in MythControl 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted sendStr string to the Bluetooth interface. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was published 12/31/2006 by Michal Bucko (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6860 since 01/04/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/12/2018).

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 21839†), Secunia (SA23607†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017460†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

12/31/2006 🔍
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08/12/2018 +1249 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Bucko
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6860 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6860
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34165
SecurityFocus: 21839 - MythControlServer SendToMythTV() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 23607 - MythControlServer Command Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1017460
Vupen: ADV-2007-0024

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 08/12/2018 08:16
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (52), 08/12/2018 08:16 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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