MPlayer up to 1.0 Rc1 demux_open_vqf memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MPlayer. This affects the function demux_open_vqf. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-5616. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MPlayer (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects the function demux_open_vqf. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the demux_open_vqf function in libmpdemux/demux_vqf.c in MPlayer 1.0 rc2 before r28150 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed TwinVQ file.

The bug was discovered 12/14/2008. The weakness was published 12/16/2008 by Tobias Klein (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5616 since 12/16/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35280 (FreeBSD : mplayer -- twinvq processing buffer overflow vulnerability (7c5bd5b8-d652-11dd-a765-0030843d3802)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0 Pre7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8896.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47331), Tenable (35280), SecurityFocus (BID 32822†), OSVDB (50838†) and Secunia (SA33136†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 35280
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mplayer -- twinvq processing buffer overflow vulnerability (7c5bd5b8-d652-11dd-a765-0030843d3802)
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OpenVAS ID: 63935
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1782-1 (mplayer)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MPlayer 1.0 Pre7
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Timelineinfo

12/14/2008 🔍
12/15/2008 +1 days 🔍
12/16/2008 +1 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2263 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45515

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X-Force: 47331
SecurityFocus: 32822 - MPlayer TwinVQ Handling Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 33136
OSVDB: 50838 - MPlayer - TwinVQ Handling Stack Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20372 - MPlayer 1.0 rc2 < r28150 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution via a TwinVQ File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/23/2019 09:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (85), 08/23/2019 09:10 (7)
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