Pirateradio Destiny Media Player 1.61 pls memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pirateradio Destiny Media Player 1.61 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file pls of the component Media Player. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3429. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pirateradio Destiny Media Player 1.61 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file pls of the component Media Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Pirate Radio Destiny Media Player 1.61 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a .pls playlist file.

The weakness was released 09/25/2009 by ThE g0bL!N (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3429. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/16/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121508 (Destiny Media Player ".pls" 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 SecurityFocus (BID 42508†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31442†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: destinymediaplayer16.rb
MetaSploit Name: Destiny Media Player 1.61 PLS M3U Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: ThE g0bL!N
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50236
SecurityFocus: 42508 - Destiny Media Player '.pls' File Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 31442 - Pirate Radio Destiny Media Player 1.61 Remote Code Execution via a .pls Playlist File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/16/2025 07:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (55), 03/22/2017 09:52 (14), 08/23/2021 08:41 (3), 12/07/2024 22:30 (19), 02/16/2025 07:52 (3)
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