xine-lib Remote Heap-Based Buffer-Overflow Vulnerability

vendor:

xine-lib

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Heap-Based Buffer-Overflow

119

CWE

Product Name: xine-lib

Affected Version From: 1.1.2009

Affected Version To: 1.1.2009

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: N/A

2007

xine-lib Remote Heap-Based Buffer-Overflow Vulnerability

The xine-lib library is prone to a remote heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue occurs because the software fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Mitigation:

Ensure that all user-supplied data is properly validated before being used.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27198/info

The xine-lib library is prone to a remote heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue occurs because the software fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

This issue affects xine-lib 1.1.9 and prior versions. 

The following proof-of-concept SDP data is available:

a=Abstract:buffer;'QUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFB...40000_of_QUFBQUFB's...FBQUFB'

When decoding 'QUFBQUFB', the portion will be decoded to 'AAAAAA'.