Advisory Details

February 27th, 2018

Amazon Music Player URI parsing Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-18-215
ZDI-CAN-5521

CVE ID CVE-2018-1169
CVSS SCORE 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Amazon
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Music Player
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Amazon Music Player. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of URI handlers. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS


Fixed in version 6.3.2


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2018-01-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-02-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2018-02-27 - Advisory Updated
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