VLC Media Player '.m3u' File Denial of Service Vulnerability
BID:61844
Info
VLC Media Player '.m3u' File Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 61844 |
| Class: | Unknown |
| CVE: |
CVE-2013-6283 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Aug 19 2013 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Nov 10 2014 12:58AM |
| Credit: | Asesino04 |
| Vulnerable: |
Gentoo Linux |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
VLC Media Player '.m3u' 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. Due to the nature of this issue, arbitrary code-execution may be possible; however this has not been confirmed.
VLC Media Player 2.0.8 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
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. Due to the nature of this issue, arbitrary code-execution may be possible; however this has not been confirmed.
VLC Media Player 2.0.8 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
VLC Media Player '.m3u' File Denial of Service Vulnerability
The following exploit is available:
The following exploit is available:
Solution / Fix
VLC Media Player '.m3u' File Denial of Service 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].