DivX DivX Web Player 1.3.0 ActiveX Control npdivx32.dll DivxWPResize denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in DivX DivX Web Player 1.3.0. This issue affects the function DivxWPResize in the library npdivx32.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-1294. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DivX DivX Web Player 1.3.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function DivxWPResize in the library npdivx32.dll of the component ActiveX Control. 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:

A certain ActiveX control in the DivXBrowserPlugin (npdivx32.dll) in DivX Web Player, as distributed with DivX Player 1.3.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via large values to DivxWP.Resize, related to resizing images.

The weakness was disclosed 03/01/2007 by shinnai (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-1294 since 03/06/2007. 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 before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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.

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 (32759), Exploit-DB (3392), SecurityFocus (BID 22776†) and OSVDB (35377†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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⛔
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-1294 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35457
X-Force: 32759 - DivX Web Player DivXBrowserPlugin ActiveX control denial of service
SecurityFocus: 22776 - DivX Web Player NPDIVX32.DLL ActiveX Control Resize Method Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 35377 - DivX Player DivXBrowserPlugin (npdivx32.dll) ActiveX DivxWP.Resize Function DoS

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 08/25/2024 18:42
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (63), 10/13/2017 10:51 (4), 08/25/2024 18:42 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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