However, Sony announced that on 31 March 2008, its CONNECT download site would be going offline, affecting SonicStage users. The Sony Connect service was used to purchase recordings online, and could be accessed from within the SonicStage program.
Version 2 was found on 2004 model products, and Version 3 on 2005 model products (Sony introduced native MP3 support on its music players in 2005). SonicStage was first used in Vaio PCs put on the Japanese market in October 2001, and superseded OpenMG Jukebox. SonicStage was required to transfer and manage music on all Network Walkman, NetMD and Hi-MD players, and the Clie handheld, before the product was dropped entirely outside of Japan in 2007. It is used to manage the library of ATRAC (.omg and. It comprises a music player and library manager, similar to iTunes, Windows Media Player and RealPlayer. SonicStage is a discontinued software product from Sony that is used for managing portable devices when they are plugged into a computer running Microsoft Windows. Sony Connect player versions lower than 2.0 (for Canada only).Other Sony software products that utilize the Gracenote CD database lookup features do not contain this security issue. This issue only affects the Sony software products listed below. If you use any of the Sony music management software listed below (e.g., in connection with a VAIO computer or with a Walkman portable music player), we recommend that you download the Gracenote Update and install it on your PC. However, we take all security issues very seriously.
This "buffer overflow" vulnerability could allow an attacker to load malicious code onto a user's system and then execute the code.Īs of the date of this update, neither Sony nor Gracenote has received reports of any customers being adversely impacted by this issue. The Gracenote CDDB lookup service provides information such as artist, title, tracklist and other music-related information in software applications. Recently, a security vulnerability has been found associated with the Gracenote CDDB (CD Database) service utilized by certain Sony software applications. Sony's e-mail announcement included some details regarding the security hole:
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