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Nero Media Player Playlist Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28765
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Release Date:
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2008-02-05
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Last Update:
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2008-02-07
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Popularity:
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5,384 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: | Nero Media Player 1.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA381 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0619
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Description:
securfrog has discovered a vulnerability in Nero Media 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 or .PLS playlist files and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by e.g. loading a .M3U playlist file containing an overly long URI string.
For more information:
SA26800
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.4.0.35. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Do not open untrusted .M3U or .PLS files.
Provided and/or discovered by:
securfrog
Changelog:
2008-02-06: Updated advisory based on additional information from Secunia Research.
2008-02-07: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5063
Other References:
SA26800:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26800/
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