[SA21512] Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server Two Vulnerabilities

TITLE:
Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server Two Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21512

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21512/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information,
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/11531/
Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/11530/
Sony VAIO Media Integrated Server 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/11529/
Sony VAIO Media Platform 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/11528/

DESCRIPTION:
Pentest Limited has reported some vulnerabilities in Sony VAIO Media
Integrated Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain
knowledge of sensitive information or compromise a vulnerable system.

1) An unspecified boundary error can be exploited to cause a buffer
overflow and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

2) An unspecified input validation error makes it possible to
disclose the contents of arbitrary files on the system via directory
traversal attacks.

SOLUTION:
Install VAIO Media Integrated Server 4.x/5.x Update Program
1.0.00.42120.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Joe Moore, Pentest Limited.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Sony (Europe):
http://kb.sony-europe.com/kb/solutions/en/V00000_V00499/v00246.html

Sony (USA):
http://esupport.sony.com/perl/swu-download.pl?upd_id=2207&SMB=YES

Sony (Japan):
http://vcl.vaio.sony.co.jp/notices/security/info211.html

Sony (Asia):
http://www.css.ap.sony.com/VAIO/Website/General/ImportantNotices.aspx?Section=SN&file=/vaio/importantnotice/security_notice/SecurityNotice_VMIS.htm

Pentest Limited:
http://www.pentest.co.uk/documents/ptl-2006-02.html

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