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Numark Cue .m3u File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA31746
Release Date: 2008-09-10
Last Update: 2008-10-09
Popularity: 784 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Numark Cue 5.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-4470


Description:
fl0 fl0w has discovered a vulnerability in Numark Cue, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing .m3u files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted play list file containing a long file name.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 5.0 and confirmed in the trial version revision 2.

Solution:
Do not open untrusted play list files.

Provided and/or discovered by:
fl0 fl0w

Changelog:
2008-10-09: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6389


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