VLC Media Player Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

BID:32125

Info

VLC Media Player Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 32125
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5032
CVE-2008-5036
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 05 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 02 2012 06:00PM
Credit: Tobias Klein
Vulnerable: VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.5
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.4
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.3
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.2
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.1
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 armel
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.6

Discussion

VLC Media Player Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

VLC media player is prone to multiple stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerabilities because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input.

Attackers may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.

Versions prior to VLC media player 0.9.6 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

VLC Media Player Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

FrSIRT has developed working commercial exploits for these issues as part of the FrSIRT Exploits & PoCs Service. These exploits are not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

The following exploits are available:

Solution / Fix

VLC Media Player Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 4.0 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 4.0 arm

Debian Linux 4.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 s/390

Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 alpha

Debian Linux 4.0 armel

Debian Linux 4.0 m68k

Debian Linux 4.0

Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 4.0 mips

References

VLC Media Player Multiple Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

References:

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