VUPlayer 2.49 HREF memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VUPlayer 2.49 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation of the argument HREF results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-0174. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VUPlayer 2.49. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument HREF with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.49 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long .asf URI in the HREF attribute of a REF element in a .asx file.

The bug was discovered 01/09/2009. The weakness was released 01/20/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0174 since 01/20/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/17/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116138 (VUPlayer asx Playlist 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 (47851), Exploit-DB (7709), SecurityFocus (BID 33185†), OSVDB (52015†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20622†). 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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OpenVAS ID: 900193
OpenVAS Name: VUPlayer .asx Playlist File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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01/20/2009 +11 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2241 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45951
X-Force: 47851
SecurityFocus: 33185 - VUPlayer '.asx' Playlist File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 52015 - VUPlayer - '.asx' Playlist File Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20622 - VUPlayer 2.49 Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/17/2025 21:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (65), 08/26/2019 08:55 (4), 11/22/2024 04:01 (22), 05/17/2025 21:14 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:405:103

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