VLC Media Player '.avi' File Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:54208

Info

VLC Media Player '.avi' File Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 54208
Class: Unknown
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 28 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 28 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Dark-Puzzle
Vulnerable: VideoLAN VLC media player 2.0.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

VLC Media Player '.avi' File Denial of Service Vulnerability

VLC Media Player is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successful exploits may allow attackers to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

VLC Media Player '.avi' File Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following proof-of-concept is available:

Solution / Fix

VLC Media Player '.avi' File Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

VLC Media Player '.avi' File Denial of Service Vulnerability

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