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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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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.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2009-1566 for the vulnerability.
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9) About Secunia
Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate
customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence
relevant to their specific system configuration:
http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/
Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory
database as a service to the security community and private
individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.
http://secunia.com/advisories/
Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to
do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the
security and reliability of software in general:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below
to see currently vacant positions:
http://secunia.com/corporate/jobs/
Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:
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
Secunia offers vulnerability management solutions to corporate
customers with verified and reliable vulnerability intelligence
relevant to their specific system configuration:
http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/
Secunia also provides a publicly accessible and comprehensive advisory
database as a service to the security community and private
individuals, who are interested in or concerned about IT-security.
http://secunia.com/advisories/
Secunia believes that it is important to support the community and to
do active vulnerability research in order to aid improving the
security and reliability of software in general:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
Secunia regularly hires new skilled team members. Check the URL below
to see currently vacant positions:
http://secunia.com/corporate/jobs/
Secunia offers a FREE mailing list called Secunia Security Advisories:
http://secunia.com/advisories/mailing_lists/
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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:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
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