Vortexgroup Light Alloy up to 4.7.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Vortexgroup Light Alloy up to 4.7.2. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-6874. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Vortexgroup Light Alloy up to 4.7.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 Vortex Light Alloy before 4.7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a .m3u file.

The weakness was disclosed 11/26/2013 by Mike Czumak (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-6874 since 11/26/2013. 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 by Mike Czumak and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (29777) and SecurityFocus (BID 63895†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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: Mike Czumak
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Light Alloy 4.7.3

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Mike Czumak
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-6874 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6874
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65587
SecurityFocus: 63895 - Light Alloy '.m3u' File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 06/07/2025 08:53
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (49), 03/01/2018 07:48 (11), 06/07/2025 08:53 (15)
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