VLC Media Player Multiple Media File Formats Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:40428

Info

VLC Media Player Multiple Media File Formats Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 40428
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 28 2010 12:00AM
Updated: May 28 2010 12:00AM
Credit: Dr_IDE
Vulnerable: VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.6
VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.5
VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.3
VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.2
VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0.1
VideoLAN VLC media player 1.0
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.7
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.6
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
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6 i
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6 h
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6 g
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6 d
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6
+ 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 arm
+ Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
+ Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 4.0
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.6.8
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.5
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.8a
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6f
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6e
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6c
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6b
VideoLAN VLC media player 0.8.6a
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

VLC Media Player Multiple Media File Formats 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 media player 1.0.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

VLC Media Player Multiple Media File Formats Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The following proof-of-concept code is available:

Solution / Fix

VLC Media Player Multiple Media File Formats 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].

References

VLC Media Player Multiple Media File Formats Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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