VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.9.4 parse_master memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.0/0.9.1/0.9.2/0.9.3/0.9.4. Affected is the function parse_master of the component Media Player. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4654. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.0/0.9.1/0.9.2/0.9.3/0.9.4 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function parse_master of the component 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 the parse_master function in the Ty demux plugin (modules/demux/ty.c) in VLC Media Player 0.9.0 through 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a TiVo TY media file with a header containing a crafted size value.

The weakness was released 10/21/2008 by Tobias Klein (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4654. 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. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/06/2019).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115996 (VLC Media Player TY File Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8535.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45960), SecurityFocus (BID 31813†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19887†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-44657. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 800117
OpenVAS Name: VLC Media Player TY Processing BOF Vulnerability (Linux)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/vlc_ty_parse_master
Saint Name: VLC media player TY file parse_master buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: videolan_tivo.rb
MetaSploit Name: VideoLAN VLC TiVo Buffer Overflow
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10/18/2008 🔍
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10/21/2008 +3 days 🔍
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10/28/2008 +7 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2331 days 🔍
05/06/2019 +1511 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4654 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4654
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44626

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X-Force: 45960
SecurityFocus: 31813 - VLC Media Player TY File Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 19887 - VideoLAN VLC Media Playe Remote DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability via Malformed TY File, Medium

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/06/2019 07:11
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (70), 05/06/2019 07:11 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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