Xine Filename Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

BID:17769

Info

Xine Filename Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17769
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-2230
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 01 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 24 2006 05:35PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to KaDaL-X <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: xine xine-ui 0.99.4
xine xine-ui 0.99.3
xine xine-ui 0.99.2
xine xine-ui 0.99.1
+ xine xine 0.9.13
+ xine xine 0.9.8
+ xine xine 1-rc3b
 + xine xine 1-rc3a
 + xine xine 1-rc3
 + xine xine 1-rc2
 + xine xine 1-rc1
 + xine xine 1-rc0a
 + 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
 Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xine Filename Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

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

This issue arises when the application handles specially crafted filenames. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious filename that contains format specifiers and then coercing unsuspecting users to try to execute the affected application with the malicious filename as an argument.

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

Version 0.99.4 of xine is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Xine Filename Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

The following command is sufficient to demonstrate this issue:
xine %p-%p.mp3

This will result in a file-not-found dialog being displayed. The dialog will report that the file that was not found has a name similar to '0x811ac8e-0xbe1fdabc.mp3'

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]

Solution / Fix

Xine Filename Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
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]

Please see the referenced third-party vendor advisories for details on obtaining updates.


xine xine-ui 0.99.3

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Xine Filename Handling Remote Format String Vulnerability

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