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Xunlei Thunder XPPlayer Class "FlvPlayerUrl" Property Handling Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27795
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Release Date:
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2007-11-23
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Last Update:
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2007-12-03
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Popularity:
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10,960 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: | Xunlei Thunder 5.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA289 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6144
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Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Xunlei Thunder, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in xplayer.dll_1_work and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by assigning an overly long (greater than 1060 bytes) string to the "FlvPlayerUrl" property of the PPlayer.XPPlayer.1 ActiveX control (pplayer.dll_1_work).
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5.7.4.401. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Set the kill-bit for the affected ActiveX control.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered as a 0-day.
Changelog:
2007-12-03: Added CVE reference.
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