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Nostra DivX Player M3U Playlist Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23272
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Release Date:
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2006-12-07
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Last Update:
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2006-12-11
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Popularity:
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6,426 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Nostra DivX Player 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6444
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Description:
Parvez Anwar has discovered a vulnerability in Nostra DivX Player, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when loading M3U playlist files containing an overly long string (greater than 33200 bytes). This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted playlist file.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.1 and has also been reported in version 2.2.00.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Do not open untrusted playlists.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Parvez Anwar
Changelog:
2006-12-11: Added CVE reference.
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