26874 : Gracenote CDDBControl ActiveX Control Option String Overflow
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about 1 month ago

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Disclosure
Jun 27, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

 ZDI-06-019

Description

 A remote overflow exists in Gracenote CDDBControl ActiveX Control. The Gracenote CDDB fails to handle long option string resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Private, Exploit Unknown
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

 Successful exploitation requires that the user is tricked into visiting a malicious website.

Solution

 Upgrade to version 6.8 update or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Sony
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Connect Player
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 Unknown or Unspecified
SonicStage
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 3.3
3.4
SonicStage Mastering Studio
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 2.1
2.2
Nokia
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PC Suite
Watch-list
 6.7
6.8

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Credit
  • Peter Vreugdenhil -
  • Dan Plakosh -
  • Richard Smith -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-12-11 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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