Elecard MPEG Player Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

  1. Network Vulnerabilities
  2. Buffer overflow
  3. Elecard MPEG Player Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary
This host is running Elecard MPEG Player and is prone to Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary codes in the context of the application and may cause stack overflow in the application.
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. For updates refer to http://www.elecard.com/products/products-pc/consumer/mpeg-player
Insight
Issue is with boundary error while processing playlist 'm3u' files, which may contain crafted long URLs.
Affected
Elecard MPEG Player 5.5 build 15884.081218 and prior.
References
Updated on 2017-03-28
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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