Gomlab GOM Player 2.1.33.5071 href memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gomlab GOM Player 2.1.33.5071. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation of the argument href causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-5162. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gomlab GOM Player 2.1.33.5071. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument href 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 GOM Player 2.1.33.5071 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .ASX file with a long URI in the "ref href" tag. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2007-0707 regression.

The weakness was released 02/01/2007 by Debasish Mandal (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-5162 since 09/15/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/26/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Debasish Mandal and been published 6 years after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.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 (71575), Exploit-DB (18174), SecurityFocus (BID 50855†), OSVDB (33080†) and Secunia (SA47009†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-34827. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Debasish Mandal
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/01/2007 🔍
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11/30/2011 +1761 days 🔍
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12/02/2011 +2 days 🔍
09/15/2012 +288 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +920 days 🔍
04/26/2025 +3686 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Debasish Mandal
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-5162 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-5162
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62251
X-Force: 71575 - GOM Player .ASX buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 50855 - Gretech GOM Player '.asx' File Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 47009 - GOM Player Playlist Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 33080 - GOM Player ASX ref href Tag URI Overflow

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/26/2025 13:19
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (57), 02/04/2018 10:46 (13), 04/26/2025 13:19 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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