KMPlayer AVI file denial of service
| kmplayer-avi-dos (36585) |  Low Risk |
Description:
KMPlayer is vulnerable to a denial of service. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted AVI file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- KDE, KMPlayer 2.9.3.1210 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 13, 2008.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- KMPlayer Web site, KMPlayer at http://kmplayer.kde.org/.
- Vulnhunt Web site: Advisory CAL-20070912-1, Multiple vendor produce handling AVI file vulnerabilities at http://www.vulnhunt.com/advisories/CAL-20070912-1_Multiple_vendor_produce_handling_AVI_file_vulnerabilities.txt.
- BID-25651: KMPlayer Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4941: KMPlayer 2.9.3.1210 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a .avi file with certain large indx truck size and nEntriesInuse values.
Reported:
Sep 12, 2007
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