AtomixMP3 MP3 strcpy() buffer overflow

atomixmp3-mp3-bo (34022)

High Risk

Description:

AtomixMP3 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of MP3 file names. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted MP3 file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting the malicious file on a Web site or sending the file as an email attachment.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	7
Access Vector:	Remote
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial
Temporal Score:	5.7
Exploitability:	Proof-Of-Concept
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Unconfirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.

References:

• AtomixMP3 Web site: mp3 DJ Mix software AtomixMP3.
• BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 01 2007 - 23:31:25 CDT : Atomix Mp3 Buffer Overflow.
• BID-23756: Atomix MP3 Malformed MP3 File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
• CVE-2007-2487: Stack-based buffer overflow in AtomixMP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in an MP3 file, a different vector than CVE-2006-6287.
• SA25126: AtomixMP3 mp3database.txt Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

• Atomix Productions AtomixMP3

Reported:

May 01, 2007

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