VLC Media Player 'smb://' URI Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
BID:35500
Info
VLC Media Player 'smb://' URI Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 35500 |
| Class: | Boundary Condition Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jun 24 2009 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Feb 15 2010 06:11AM |
| Credit: | The vendor |
| Vulnerable: |
VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.1 VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0 VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
VLC Media Player 'smb://' URI Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VLC Media Player is prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.
Attackers could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.
VLC Media Player 0.9.9 through 1.0.1 for Windows are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
VLC Media Player is prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.
Attackers could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.
VLC Media Player 0.9.9 through 1.0.1 for Windows are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
VLC Media Player 'smb://' URI Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
A working commercial exploit is available through VUPEN Security - Exploit and PoCs Service. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.
The following proofs of concept and exploits are available:
A working commercial exploit is available through VUPEN Security - Exploit and PoCs Service. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.
The following proofs of concept and exploits are available:
Solution / Fix
VLC Media Player 'smb://' URI Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Solution:
A vendor fix is available in the GIT repository. Please see the references for details.
Solution:
A vendor fix is available in the GIT repository. Please see the references for details.
References
VLC Media Player 'smb://' URI Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Fix a segfault (buffer overflow for win32 only) (VideoLAN)
- VLC Homepage (VideoLAN)