Nero ShowTime 5.0.15.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nero ShowTime 5.0.15.0. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-7079. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Nero ShowTime 5.0.15.0 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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:

Buffer overflow in Nero ShowTime 5.0.15.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long entry in a .M3U playlist file. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2008-0619.

The weakness was shared 11/24/2008 by LiquidWorm (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-7079 since 08/24/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/23/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116058 (Nero ShowTime ".m3u" File Remote 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 (46811), Exploit-DB (7207), SecurityFocus (BID 32446†), OSVDB (50199†) and Secunia (SA32850†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 900410
OpenVAS Name: Nero ShowTime m3u File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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11/24/2008 🔍
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11/27/2008 +3 days 🔍
08/24/2009 +269 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +2031 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +3719 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: LiquidWorm
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49649
X-Force: 46811
SecurityFocus: 32446 - Nero ShowTime '.m3u' File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32850
OSVDB: 50199 - ShowTime M3U File Handling Overflow

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/23/2025 02:02
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 03/27/2019 08:53 (2), 11/11/2024 14:57 (20), 05/23/2025 02:02 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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