xine-lib demux_matroska.c denial of service

xinelib-demuxmatroska-dos (44653) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

xine-lib is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in demux_matroska.c when handling the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted Matroska file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 3.2
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of xine-lib (1.1.15, 1.1.16.2 or later), available from the SourceForge.net: Files. See References.

References:

  • oCERT Advisories #2008-008: multiple heap overflows in xine-lib.
  • SourceForge.net: Files: xine - a free video player, File Release Notes and Changelog, Release Name: 1.1.16.2.
  • xine Web site: xine - A Free Video Player.
  • BID-30797: xine-lib 1.1.15 and Prior Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-5240: xine-lib 1.1.12, and other 1.1.15 and earlier versions, relies on an untrusted input value to determine the memory allocation and does not check the result for (1) the MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE track entry element processed by demux_matroska.c; and (2) PROP_TAG, (3) MDPR_TAG, and (4) CONT_TAG chunks processed by the real_parse_headers function in demux_real.c; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted value.
  • GLSA-201006-04: xine-lib: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
  • MDVSA-2009:020: xine-lib
  • MDVSA-2009:319: xine-lib
  • OSVDB ID: 47742: xine-lib src/demuxers/demux_matroska.c Multiple Overflows
  • OSVDB ID: 50909: xine-lib demux_matroska.c MATROSKA_ID_TR_CODECPRIVATE Track Entry Element Handling DoS
  • OSVDB ID: 50910: xine-lib demux_real.c real_parse_headers Function Multiple Chunk Processing Remote DoS
  • SA31567: xine-lib Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA33936: xine-lib FFmpeg 4xm Processing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
  • SUSE-SR:2009:004: SUSE Security Summary Report
  • USN-710-1: xine-lib vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
  • Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
  • Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
  • Canonical Ubuntu 8.10
  • Gentoo Linux
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
  • Mandriva Linux 2009.0
  • Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
  • Xine xine-lib 1 rc4
  • Xine xine-lib 1 rc5
  • Xine xine-lib 1 rc6
  • Xine xine-lib 1 rc7
  • Xine xine-lib 1 rc3c
  • Xine xine-lib 1 rc6a
  • Xine xine-lib 1 rc8
  • Xine xine-lib 1.0
  • Xine xine-lib 1.0.1
  • Xine xine-lib 1.0.2
  • Xine xine-lib 1.1
  • Xine xine-lib 1.1.1
  • Xine xine-lib 1.1.10
  • Xine xine-lib 1.1.10 1
  • Xine xine-lib 1.1.11
  • Xine xine-lib 1.1.11 1
  • Xine xine-lib 1.1.12
  • Xine xine-lib 1.1.13
  • Xine xine-lib 1.1.14

Reported:

Aug 22, 2008

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