Description
Buffer overflow in the daemon function in midirecord.cc in Tuomas Airaksinen Midirecord 2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument (filename). NOTE: This may not be a vulnerability if Midirecord is not installed setuid.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- MidiRecord2 MidiRecord.CC - Local Buffer Overflow EDB-28288 · local · Jul 27, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20060725 [ECHO_ADV_41$2006] BufferOverflow in Midirecord2 mailing-list
- 1303 third-party-advisory
- 19190 vdb-entry
- midirecord-filename-bo(28047) vdb-entry
- http://advisories.echo.or.id/adv/adv41-theday-2006.txt