Acoustica Mixcraft 3.0/4.1/4.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Acoustica Mixcraft 3.0/4.1/4.2. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-3877. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Acoustica Mixcraft 3.0/4.1/4.2. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Acoustica Mixcraft 4.1 Build 96 and 4.2 Build 98 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mx4 file. NOTE: it was later reported that version 3 is also affected.

The weakness was published 09/02/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3877. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/26/2025).

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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118017 (Acoustica Mixcraft ".mx4" Project File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

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 (44751), SecurityFocus (BID 33012†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25744†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/28/2008 🔍
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05/26/2025 +3723 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3877 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3877
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43855
X-Force: 44751
SecurityFocus: 33012 - Acoustica Mixcraft '.mx4' Project File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25744 - Acoustica Mixcraft Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerbaility via a Malicious .mx4 File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 06:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (49), 02/24/2017 11:04 (12), 08/02/2021 08:08 (3), 11/03/2024 16:31 (19), 05/26/2025 06:00 (3)
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