Stack-based buffer overflow in GOM Player - CVE-2011-5162
Published: September 15, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43513
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5162
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Gretech Corp.
Affected software:
GOM Player
GOM Player
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a .ASX file with a long URI in the "ref href" tag. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2007-0707 regression. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-5162
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.