xine xine-lib up to 1.1.16.2 parse_trak_atom memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in xine xine-lib up to 1.1.16.2. This impacts the function parse_trak_atom. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1274. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in xine xine-lib up to 1.1.16.2 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is the function parse_trak_atom. The manipulation 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the qt_error parse_trak_atom function in demuxers/demux_qt.c in xine-lib 1.1.16.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Quicktime movie file with a large count value in an STTS atom, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2009. The weakness was presented 04/04/2009 by Tobias Klein (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1274 since 04/08/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40157 (openSUSE Security Update : xine-devel (xine-devel-861)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49714), Tenable (40157), SecurityFocus (BID 34384†), OSVDB (53288†) and Secunia (SA34593†). See VDB-46212 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 40157
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : xine-devel (xine-devel-861)
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OpenVAS ID: 63779
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-3428 (xine-lib)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1274 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1274
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47628

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X-Force: 49714
SecurityFocus: 34384 - xine-lib STTS QuickTime Atom Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34593
OSVDB: 53288 - xine-lib STTS Quicktime Atom Handling Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1021989
Vulnerability Center: 21526 - Xine Lin 1.1.16.2 and Prior Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via a QuickTime Movie File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0937

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/01/2019 09:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (86), 09/01/2019 09:23 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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