Samsung TV Controller Packet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Samsung TV. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Controller Packet Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-4329. In addition, an exploit is available. This vulnerability has historical importance owing to its background and reception. Restrictive firewalling should be applied.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung TV (affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Controller Packet Handler. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

The Samsung D6000 TV and possibly other products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (continuous restart) via a crafted controller name.

The weakness was presented 04/19/2012 by Luigi Auriemma as not defined mailinglist post (Website). The advisory is available at aluigi.org. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4329 since 08/14/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/30/2024). This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

A public exploit has been developed by Luigi Auriemma and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at aluigi.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling tcp/55000. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Panasonic TV, Sony TV, ... as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be applying a restrictive firewalling. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74927), Exploit-DB (18751), SecurityFocus (BID 53161†), OSVDB (81221†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026976†). arstechnica.com is providing further details. See VDB-5031, VDB-5259, VDB-61634 and VDB-61633 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Luigi Auriemma
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Alternative: Panasonic TV, Sony TV, ...

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: aluigi.org
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4329 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4329
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5258
X-Force: 74927 - Multiple Samsung TV and BD products controller packet denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 53161 - Samsung TV and BD Products Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 81221
SecurityTracker: 1026976

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

Created: 04/20/2012 16:41
Updated: 07/30/2024 05:10
Changes: 04/20/2012 16:41 (60), 04/01/2019 14:12 (20), 07/30/2024 05:10 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:F58:103

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