VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.9.5 CUE Demuxer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.9.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component CUE Demuxer. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-5032. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.9.5 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown function of the component CUE Demuxer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5.0 through 0.9.5 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the header of an invalid CUE image file, related to modules/access/vcd/cdrom.c. NOTE: this identifier originally included an issue related to RealText, but that issue has been assigned a separate identifier, CVE-2008-5036.

The weakness was shared 11/06/2008 by Tobias Klein (Website). The advisory is shared for download at videolan.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-5032 since 11/10/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34730 (VLC Media Player 0.5.0 to 0.9.5 Stack-Based Buffer Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116031 (VLC Media Player Multiple Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at videolan.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46375), Tenable (34730), SecurityFocus (BID 32125†), OSVDB (49808†) and Secunia (SA33315†). The entries VDB-3865 and VDB-44968 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 34730
Nessus Name: VLC Media Player 0.5.0 to 0.9.5 Stack-Based Buffer Overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 64255
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1819-1 (vlc)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: videolan.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: videolan.org
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3864

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X-Force: 46375 - VLC Media Player CUE demuxer buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 32125 - VLC Media Player Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33315 - Gentoo update for vlc, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 49808 - VLC Media Player CUE Demuxer Image File Handling Overflow

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

Created: 11/18/2008 18:26
Updated: 03/16/2021 20:16
Changes: 11/18/2008 18:26 (93), 05/06/2019 07:06 (2), 03/16/2021 20:16 (2)
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