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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900537
Category:Buffer overflow
Title:DivX Web Player Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary:DivX Web Player is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
DivX Web Player is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
This flaw is due to the boundary checking error while processing Stream
Format 'STRF' chunks which causes heap overflow.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary
codes within the context of the application by tricking a user into
opening a crafted DivX file.

Affected Software/OS:
DivX Web Player 1.4.2.7 and prior on Windows.

Solution:
Update to version 1.4.3.4.

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5259
BugTraq ID: 34523
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34523
Bugtraq: 20090415 Secunia Research: DivX Web Player Stream Format Chunk Buffer Overflow (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502701/100/0/threaded
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-57/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022061
http://secunia.com/advisories/33196
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1044
XForce ISS Database: divxwebplayer-strf-bo(49908)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49908
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