Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter 1.1.0.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter 1.1.0.0. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter 1.1.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/09/2017 by SaifAllah benMassaoud as VL-ID 2027 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vulnerability-lab.com. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by SaifAllah benMassaoud in Perl and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at vulnerability-lab.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The code used by the exploit is:

#!/usr/bin/perl
my $Buff = "x41" x 9000;
open(MYFILE,'>>poc.txt');
print MYFILE $Buff;
close(MYFILE);
print "SaifAllah benMassaoud";

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (41018). seclists.org is providing further details. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Boxoft

Name

• WAV to MP3 Converter

Version

• 1.1.0.0

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