VUPlayer up to 2.49 pls memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VUPlayer. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file pls. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-0182. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VUPlayer and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file pls. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.49 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a File line in a .pls file, as demonstrated by an http URL on a File1 line.

The bug was discovered 01/07/2009. The weakness was presented 01/20/2009 by Greg Linares (Expanders) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0182 since 01/20/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/15/2025).

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 13 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 116155 (VUPlayer M3U UNC Name 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 9718.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48170), Exploit-DB (7695), SecurityFocus (BID 21363†), OSVDB (51539†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20675†). See VDB-33588 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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OpenVAS ID: 900193
OpenVAS Name: VUPlayer .asx Playlist File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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11/30/2006 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: Greg Linares (Expanders)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0182 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0182
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45968
X-Force: 48170
SecurityFocus: 21363 - VUPlayer M3U UNC Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 51539 - CVE-2009-0182 - VUPlayer - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20675 - VUPlayer 2.49 and Prior Buffer Overflow User-Assisted Arbitrary Code Execution via .pls File, Medium

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 06/15/2025 14:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (69), 08/26/2019 10:53 (4), 06/15/2024 12:09 (16), 11/21/2024 21:22 (5), 06/15/2025 14:55 (3)
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