CVE-2012-10031: Stack Overflow

Description

BlazeVideo HDTV Player Pro v6.6.0.3 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow due to improper handling of user-supplied input embedded in .plf playlist files. When parsing a crafted .plf file, the MediaPlayerCtrl.dll component invokes PathFindFileNameA() to extract a filename from a URL-like string. The returned value is then copied to a fixed-size stack buffer using an inline strcpy call without bounds checking. If the input exceeds the buffer size, this leads to a stack overflow and potential arbitrary code execution under the context of the user.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-121 CWE-121

References

Other References

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/blazedvd_hdtv_bof.rb https://web.archive.org/web/20100302202333/https://blazevideo.com/help_center/hdtv-help/Technical-Support.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18693 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22931 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23052 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/blazevideo-hdtv-player-pro-filename-handling-buffer-overflow

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2012-10031? +

BlazeVideo HDTV Player Pro v6.6.0.3 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow due to improper handling of user-supplied input embedded in .plf playlist files. When parsing a crafted .plf file, the MediaPlayerCtrl.dll component invokes PathFindFileNameA() to extract a filename from a URL-like string. The returned value is then copied to a fixed-size stack buffer using an inline strcpy call without bounds checking. If the input exceeds the buffer size, this leads to a stack overflow and potential arbitrary code execution under the context of the user.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2012-10031? +

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