Mercuryaudio Audio Player 1.21 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mercuryaudio Audio Player 1.21. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4754. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mercuryaudio Audio Player 1.21 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Mercury Audio Player 1.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a malformed playlist (.m3u) file.

The weakness was released 03/29/2010 by rgod (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4754 since 03/29/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (50288), Exploit-DB (8578), SecurityFocus (BID 34788†) and Secunia (SA34957†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-52412. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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04/30/2009 🔍
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03/29/2010 +332 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1816 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2009-4754 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4754
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52411
X-Force: 50288 - Mercury Audio Player multiple buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 34788 - Mercury Audio Player 'm3u/b4s/pls' File Multiple Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34957 - Mercury Audio Player Playlist Processing Buffer Overflows, Highly Critical

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 16:16
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (54), 12/27/2017 09:20 (9), 11/28/2024 10:58 (16), 05/03/2026 16:16 (1)
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