3ivx Mpeg-4 Codec 4.5.1 Windows Media Player mplayer2.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in 3ivx Mpeg-4 Codec 4.5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file mplayer2.exe of the component Windows Media Player. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6401. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in 3ivx Mpeg-4 Codec 4.5.1 (Multimedia Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file mplayer2.exe of the component Windows Media Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in mplayer2.exe in Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6.4, when used with the 3ivx 4.5.1 or 5.0.1 codec, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain .mp4 file, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6402.

The bug was discovered 05/16/2019. The weakness was shared 12/17/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-6401 since 12/17/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29749 (3ivx MPEG-4 < 5.0.2 Buffer Overflow), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9099.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38946), Tenable (29749), SecurityFocus (BID 26773†), OSVDB (42579†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019064†). The entry VDB-40085 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 29749
Nessus Name: 3ivx MPEG-4 < 5.0.2 Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-6401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40084
X-Force: 38946
SecurityFocus: 26773 - 3ivx MPEG-4 Multiple Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 42579 - Windows Media Player - Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019064
Vulnerability Center: 17212 - 3ivx MPEG-4 Compression Suite as used in Multiple Media Players Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4141

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/02/2019 09:56
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (72), 08/02/2019 09:56 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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