Roxio Creator Image Rendering Integer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA36069

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DESCRIPTION: 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 due to 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.

SOLUTION: Apply Creator 2010 SP1. http://www.roxio.com/enu/support/c2010/software_updates.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Secunia Research: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-38/

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