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HistoryApr 23, 2009 - 12:00 a.m.

DivX Web Player Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

2009-04-2300:00:00
Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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6

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.081 Low

EPSS

Percentile

94.3%

DivX Web Player is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900537");
  script_version("2022-05-09T13:48:18+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-05-09 13:48:18 +0000 (Mon, 09 May 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-04-23 08:16:04 +0200 (Thu, 23 Apr 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5259");
  script_name("DivX Web Player Buffer Overflow Vulnerability");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://en.securitylab.ru/nvd/377996.php");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34523");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/33196");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1044");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Buffer overflow");
  script_dependencies("secpod_divx_web_player_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("DivX/Web/Player/Ver");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7 and prior on Windows.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This flaw is due to the boundary checking error while processing Stream
  Format 'STRF' chunks which causes heap overflow.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.4.3.4.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"DivX Web Player is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary
  codes within the context of the application by tricking a user into
  opening a crafted DivX file.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

divxVer = get_kb_item("DivX/Web/Player/Ver");
if(!divxVer)
  exit(0);

if(version_is_less(version:divxVer, test_version:"1.4.3.4")){
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:divxVer, fixed_version:"1.4.3.4");
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.081 Low

EPSS

Percentile

94.3%