Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-1161 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Matroska Demuxer
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Buffer overflow in the Matroska demuxer (demuxers/demux_matroska.c) in xine-lib before 1.1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Matroska file with invalid frame sizes.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DSA-1536.NASL description Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xine, a media player library, allowed for a denial of service or arbitrary code execution, which could be exploited through viewing malicious content. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2007-1246 / CVE-2007-1387 The DMO_VideoDecoder_Open function does not set the biSize before use in a memcpy, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow and possibly execute arbitrary code (applies to sarge only). - CVE-2008-0073 Array index error in the sdpplin_parse function allows remote RTSP servers to execute arbitrary code via a large streamid SDP parameter. - CVE-2008-0486 Array index vulnerability in libmpdemux/demux_audio.c might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FLAC tag, which triggers a buffer overflow (applies to etch only). - CVE-2008-1161 Buffer overflow in the Matroska demuxer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Matroska file with invalid frame sizes. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 31721 published 2008-04-01 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31721 title Debian DSA-1536-1 : libxine - several vulnerabilities NASL family Mandriva Local Security Checks NASL id MANDRIVA_MDVSA-2008-178.NASL description Alin Rad Pop found an array index vulnerability in the SDP parser of xine-lib. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a malicious RTSP stream, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user using the program (CVE-2008-0073). The ASF demuxer in xine-lib did not properly check the length of ASF headers. If a user was tricked into opening a crafted ASF file, a remote attacker could possibly cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user using the program (CVE-2008-1110). The Matroska demuxer in xine-lib did not properly verify frame sizes, which could possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a user opened a crafted ASF file (CVE-2008-1161). Luigi Auriemma found multiple integer overflows in xine-lib. If a user was tricked into opening a crafted FLV, MOV, RM, MVE, MKV, or CAK file, a remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user using the program (CVE-2008-1482). Guido Landi found A stack-based buffer overflow in xine-lib that could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code via a long NSF title (CVE-2008-1878). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 36948 published 2009-04-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36948 title Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : xine-lib (MDVSA-2008:178) NASL family Ubuntu Local Security Checks NASL id UBUNTU_USN-635-1.NASL description Alin Rad Pop discovered an array index vulnerability in the SDP parser. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a malicious RTSP stream, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-0073) Luigi Auriemma discovered that xine-lib did not properly check buffer sizes in the RTSP header-handling code. If xine-lib opened an RTSP stream with crafted SDP attributes, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-0225, CVE-2008-0238) Damian Frizza and Alfredo Ortega discovered that xine-lib did not properly validate FLAC tags. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted FLAC file, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-0486) It was discovered that the ASF demuxer in xine-lib did not properly check the length if the ASF header. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted ASF file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-1110) It was discovered that the Matroska demuxer in xine-lib did not properly verify frame sizes. If xine-lib opened a crafted ASF file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-1161) Luigi Auriemma discovered multiple integer overflows in xine-lib. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted FLV, MOV, RM, MVE, MKV or CAK file, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-1482) It was discovered that xine-lib did not properly validate its input when processing Speex file headers. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted Speex file, an attacker could create a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-1686) Guido Landi discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in xine-lib when processing NSF files. If xine-lib opened a specially crafted NSF file with a long NSF title, an attacker could create a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-1878). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 33940 published 2008-08-20 reporter Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2008-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33940 title Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.04 / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : xine-lib vulnerabilities (USN-635-1)
References
- http://hg.debian.org/hg/xine-lib/xine-lib?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=a62d6f482a69%3Bstyle=gitweb
- http://hg.debian.org/hg/xine-lib/xine-lib?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=a62d6f482a69%3Bstyle=gitweb
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29601
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29601
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1536
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28543
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28543
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-635-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41172
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41172