Xine Playlist Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

BID:17579

Info

Xine Playlist Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17579
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-1905
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 18 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 30 2006 09:40PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to [email protected].
Vulnerable: xine xine 1.0.1
xine xine 1.0
xine xine 0.9.18
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
xine xine 0.9.13
xine xine 0.9.8
- Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
- Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
- Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
- Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
- Debian Linux 3.0 mips
- Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
- Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
- Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
- Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
- Debian Linux 3.0 arm
- Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
- Debian Linux 3.0
xine xine 1-rc8
xine xine 1-rc7
xine xine 1-rc6a
xine xine 1-rc6
xine xine 1-rc5
xine xine 1-rc4
xine xine 1-rc3b
xine xine 1-rc3a
xine xine 1-rc3
xine xine 1-rc2
xine xine 1-rc1
xine xine 1-rc1
xine xine 1-rc0a
xine xine 1-rc0
xine xine 1-beta9
xine xine 1-beta8
xine xine 1-beta7
xine xine 1-beta6
xine xine 1-beta5
xine xine 1-beta4
xine xine 1-beta3
xine xine 1-beta2
xine xine 1-beta12
xine xine 1-beta11
xine xine 1-beta10
xine xine 1-beta1
xine xine 1-alpha
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xine Playlist Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

The xine package is reported prone to a remote format-string vulnerability.

This issue arises when the application handles specially crafted playlist files. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious file that contains format specifiers and then sending the file to an unsuspecting user.

A successful attack may crash the application or lead to arbitrary code execution.

All versions of xine are considered vulnerable at the moment.

Exploit / POC

Xine Playlist Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability



Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

The following playlist file is sufficient to trigger this issue:

#EXTM3U
#EXTINFO !!All_You_Playlists_Are_Belong_To_Us - SHHEEEELLLLCCCCOOOOOODDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEE!!
AAAAAAAAAAA%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%x%.13068u%n%hn

Solution / Fix

Xine Playlist Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the referenced advisories for further information on obtaining third-party vendor fixes.

Currently we are not aware of any official vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected]

References

Xine Playlist Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

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