PT-2009-2053 · Ab Team · Bs.Player

J0Rgan + 1 · Published 2009-04-03 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-6583

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BS.player version 2.27 build 959

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow that occurs when processing a long string in a .SRT file, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For BS.player version 2.27 build 959, consider avoiding the use of .SRT files with long strings until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of .SRT files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6583

Affected Products

Bs.Player

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5455 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/28811 · Exploit
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1243/references · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6583 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41841 · Note