VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.9.6 ParseRealText memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.9.6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ParseRealText of the component Media Player. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-5036. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in VideoLAN VLC Media Player up to 0.9.6 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function ParseRealText 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 VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.x before 0.9.6 might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an an invalid RealText (rt) subtitle file, related to the ParseRealText function in modules/demux/subtitle.c. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2008-5032 on 20081110.

The weakness was presented 11/10/2008 by Tobias Klein as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5036 since 11/10/2008. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/10/2024).

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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34723 (FreeBSD : vlc -- cue processing stack overflow (4b09378e-addb-11dd-a578-0030843d3802)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116031 (VLC Media Player Multiple Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 0.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8912.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46376), Tenable (34723), SecurityFocus (BID 32125†), Secunia (SA33315†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20034†). See VDB-3865 and VDB-3864 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 34723
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : vlc -- cue processing stack overflow (4b09378e-addb-11dd-a578-0030843d3802)
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OpenVAS ID: 61879
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: vlc
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Saint ID: exploit_info/vlc_subtitle_parserealtext
Saint Name: VLC media player RealText subtitle file ParseRealText buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: vlc_realtext.rb
MetaSploit Name: VLC Media Player RealText Subtitle Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: VLC Media Player 0.9.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: videolan.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44968

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X-Force: 46376
SecurityFocus: 32125 - VLC Media Player Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33315 - Gentoo update for vlc, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 20034 - VideoLAN VLC Media Player < 0.9.6 Remote Code Execution and DoS via Malformed RealText Subtitle File, Medium

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/10/2024 18:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 05/06/2019 07:12 (17), 08/03/2021 08:28 (2), 08/03/2021 08:32 (1), 06/16/2024 19:26 (15), 11/10/2024 18:00 (3)
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