Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server Two Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA21512
Release Date: 2006-08-16
Last Update: 2006-08-25
Popularity: 14,401 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server 3.x
Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server 4.x
Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server 5.x
Sony VAIO Media Platform 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4289
CVE-2006-4290


Description:
Pentest Limited has reported some vulnerabilities in Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of sensitive information or compromise a vulnerable system.

1) An unspecified boundary error can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

2) An unspecified input validation error makes it possible to disclose the contents of arbitrary files on the system via directory traversal attacks.

Solution:
Install VAIO Media Integrated Server 4.x/5.x Update Program 1.0.00.42120.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Joe Moore, Pentest Limited.

Changelog:
2006-08-25: Added CVE references.

Original Advisory:
Sony (Europe):
http://kb.sony-europe.com/kb/solutions/en/V00000_V00499/v00246.html

Sony (USA):
http://esupport.sony.com/perl/swu-download.pl?upd_id=2207&SMB=YES

Sony (Japan):
http://vcl.vaio.sony.co.jp/notices/security/info211.html

Sony (Asia):
http://www.css.ap.sony.com/VAIO/Websi...curity_notice/SecurityNotice_VMIS.htm

Pentest Limited:
http://www.pentest.co.uk/documents/ptl-2006-02.html


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