VLC Media Player Integer Overflow in Processing WAV Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020429
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020429
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2430
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 3 2008
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Secunia Research
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Version(s): 0.8.6h
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in VLC Media Player in the processing of WAV files. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted WAV file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger an integer overflow and
execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The vulnerability resides
in the Open() function in 'modules/demux/wav.c'.
The vendor was notified on June 27, 2008.
Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research
reported this vulnerabililty.
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Impact: A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (0.8.6i), available at:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
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Vendor URL: www.videolan.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
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Reported By: Secunia Research <remove-vuln@secunia.com>
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:53:27 +0200
From: Secunia Research <remove-vuln@secunia.com>
Subject: [Full-disclosure] Secunia Research: VLC Media Player WAV Processing
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Secunia Research 02/07/2008
- VLC Media Player WAV Processing Integer Overflow -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10
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1) Affected Software
* VLC Media Player 0.8.6h on Windows
NOTE: Prior versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: Remote
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3) Vendor's Description of Software
"VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various
audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...)
as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols."
Product Link:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
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4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in VLC Media Player,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an integer overflow error within
the "Open()" function in modules/demux/wav.c. This can be exploited to
cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted WAV file
having an overly large "fmt" chunk.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
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5) Solution
Update to version 0.8.6i, which should be available soon.
Do not open untrusted WAV files.
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6) Time Table
27/06/2008 - Vendor notified.
30/06/2008 - Vendor response.
02/07/2008 - Public disclosure.
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7) Credits
Discovered by Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.
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8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2008-2430 for the vulnerability.
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9) About Secunia
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10) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-29/
Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
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