MPlayer 1.0 Rc1 DirectShow memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in MPlayer 1.0 Rc1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DirectShow. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-1387. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MPlayer 1.0 Rc1 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component DirectShow. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The DirectShow loader (loader/dshow/DS_VideoDecoder.c) in MPlayer 1.0rc1 and earlier, as used in xine-lib, does not set the biSize before use in a memcpy, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1246.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2007. The weakness was published 03/13/2007 by Moritz Jodeit (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1387 since 03/10/2007. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28030 (Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : xine-lib vulnerability (USN-435-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33207), Tenable (28030), SecurityFocus (BID 22933†), OSVDB (33996†) and Secunia (SA24462†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 28030
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : xine-lib vulnerability (USN-435-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 60658
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1536-1 (xine-lib)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.debian.org
Researcher: Moritz Jodeit
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-1387 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1387
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35585

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X-Force: 33207
SecurityFocus: 22933 - Xine DirectShow Loader Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 24462 - Ubuntu update for xine-lib, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 33996 - CVE-2007-1387 - Xine - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14662 - MPlayer Buffer Overflow in the DirectShow Loader, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/16/2019 21:03
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (76), 07/16/2019 21:03 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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