VLC Media Player Subtitle Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
BID:28251
Info
VLC Media Player Subtitle Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 28251 |
| Class: | Boundary Condition Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2008-1881 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Mar 14 2008 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 07 2015 05:32PM |
| Credit: | [email protected] discovered this issue. |
| Vulnerable: |
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6 d VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6e VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6c |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
VLC Media Player Subtitle Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VLC media player is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input.
Attackers can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.
VLC 0.8.6c through 0.8.6e are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
VLC media player is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input.
Attackers can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.
VLC 0.8.6c through 0.8.6e are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
VLC Media Player Subtitle Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
The following exploit code is available:
The following exploit code is available:
Solution / Fix
VLC Media Player Subtitle Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].
Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].