VUPlayer PLS and M3U playlist buffer overflow
| vuplayer-plsm3u-bo (30629) |  High Risk |
Description:
VUPlayer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. By creating a malicious PLS or M3U playlist file containing an overly long UNC pathname and persuading a victim to open the file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting the malicious file on a Web site or sending it as an email attachment.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.1 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- VUPlayer Web site: vuplayer.com.
- BID-21363: VUPlayer M3U UNC Name Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-6251: Stack-based buffer overflow in VUPlayer 2.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in an M3U file, aka an M3U UNC Name attack.
- SA23182: VUPlayer M3U/PLS Playlist Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- US-CERT VU#311192: VUPlayer malformed playlist buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4783: VUPlayer PLS/M3U Playlist File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- VUPlayer VUPlayer 2.44
Reported:
Nov 30, 2006
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