DivX DivX Player 6.4.1 ActiveX Object npdivx32.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in DivX DivX Player 6.4.1. This affects an unknown function in the library npdivx32.dll of the component ActiveX Object. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-0429. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in DivX DivX Player 6.4.1. This affects an unknown functionality in the library npdivx32.dll of the component ActiveX Object. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

DivXBrowserPlugin (aka DivX Web Player) npdivx32.dll, as distributed with DivX Player 6.4.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) by invoking the GoWindowed method for a certain instance of the ActiveX object.

The weakness was released 01/19/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0429 since 01/22/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by shinnai and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. 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 X-Force (31601), Exploit-DB (3157), SecurityFocus (BID 22133†) and OSVDB (37693†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: shinnai
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-0429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34581
X-Force: 31601
SecurityFocus: 22133
OSVDB: 37693 - DivX Web Player DivXBrowserPlugin ActiveX (npdivx32.dll) GoWindowed Method DoS

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 10:40
Updated: 08/18/2024 17:04
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (55), 10/06/2017 16:51 (4), 08/18/2024 17:04 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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