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Posted on 03 December 2009
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Secunia Research 02/12/2009
- Roxio Creator Image Rendering Integer Overflow Vulnerability -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10
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1) Affected Software
* Roxio Easy Media Creator 9.0.136
* Roxio Creator 2010
NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Highly critical
Impact: System compromise
Where: Remote
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3) Vendor's Description of Software
"Easily capture, enhance, save and share your photo, video and audio
projects".
Product Link:
http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/creator/suite/overview.html
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4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Roxio Creator,
which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise
a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused by an integer overflow error when
allocating memory for an image based on its dimensions and can be
exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted image.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 9.0.136. Other versions may
also be affected.
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5) Solution
Apply Creator 2010 SP1.
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6) Time Table
17/09/2009 - Vendor notified.
30/09/2009 - Vendor response.
25/11/2009 - Status update requested.
30/11/2009 - Vendor provides status update.
02/12/2009 - Public disclosure.
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7) Credits
Discovered by Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.
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8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2009-1566 for the vulnerability.
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9) About Secunia
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10) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-38/
Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
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