GNU MPlayer 1.02rc2 MOV Header numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU MPlayer 1.02rc2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component MOV Header Handler. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-0486. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU MPlayer 1.02rc2 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component MOV Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Array index vulnerability in libmpdemux/demux_audio.c in MPlayer 1.0rc2 and SVN before r25917, and possibly earlier versions, as used in Xine-lib 1.1.10, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC tag, which triggers a buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 02/04/2008. The weakness was disclosed 02/05/2008 by Felipe Manzano Anibal Sacco with Core Security (Website). The advisory is shared at mplayerhq.hu. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0486 since 01/29/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31072 (Fedora 7 : xine-lib-1.1.10.1-1.fc7 (2008-1581)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mplayerhq.hu. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40247), Tenable (31072), SecurityFocus (BID 27441†), OSVDB (42197†) and Secunia (SA29141†). The entries VDB-3599, VDB-3598, VDB-3596 and VDB-41294 are pretty similar. 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: 6.6

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31072
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : xine-lib-1.1.10.1-1.fc7 (2008-1581)
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OpenVAS ID: 60371
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1496-1 (mplayer)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mplayerhq.hu

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01/29/2008 🔍
02/04/2008 +6 days 🔍
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02/05/2008 +1 days 🔍
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02/25/2008 +7 days 🔍
02/26/2008 +1 days 🔍
08/05/2019 +4178 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: mplayerhq.hu
Researcher: Felipe Manzano Anibal Sacco
Organization: Core Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3597

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X-Force: 40247
SecurityFocus: 27441 - MPlayer 'demux_audio.c' Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 29141
OSVDB: 42197 - MPlayer libmpdemux/demux_audio.c FLAC Tag Processing Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Center: 17717 - Mplayer and Xine-lib Vulnerabilities Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0421

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2008 09:57
Updated: 08/05/2019 21:35
Changes: 02/18/2008 09:57 (93), 08/05/2019 21:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:835:103

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