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libvorbis 1.1.2 - Multiple memory corruption flaws



iSEC Partners Security Advisory - 2007-003-libvorbis
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libvorbis 1.1.2 - Multiple memory corruption flaws

Vendor: Xiph.org
Vendor URL: http://www.xiph.org
Systems Affected: All tested software based upon libvorbis 1.1.2
Severity: High (Heap corruption, Denial of Service, Potential code execution)
Author: David Thiel <david[at]isecpartners[dot]com>

Vendor notified: 2007-06-05
Public release: 2007-07-26
Advisory URL: http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2007-003-libvorbis.txt

Summary:
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libvorbis 1.1.2 contains several vulnerabilities allowing heap overwrite,
read violations and a function pointer overwrite. These bugs cause a
at least a denial of service, and potentially code execution.

Details:
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Invalid blocksize_0 and blocksize_1 values result in a heap overwrite in
the _01inverse() function of res0.c.

An invalid mapping type causes an out of bounds dispatch table
lookup, offset by an attacker-controlled value, during cleanup in
vorbis_info_clear() in info.c.

Additionally, invalid blocksize values cause a segmentation fault on 
read in block.c.

Fix Information:
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These issues are resolved in libvorbis 1.2.0, available at:

http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/vorbis/libvorbis-1.2.0.tar.bz2

Thanks to:
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Ralph Giles and Xiphmont of Xiph.org for their detailed help determining
root causes of and fixes for these issues.

About iSEC Partners:
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penetration testing, secure systems development, security education
and software design verification, with offices in San Francisco and 
Seattle.

Information on testing media players and codecs to expose and prevent
similar bugs and tools to do the same will be presented at BlackHat USA
2007.

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