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VLC Media Player < 2.2.7 Overflow Condition

critical Nessus Plugin ID 105294

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Synopsis

A media player installed on the remote host is affected by an overflow condition.

Description

The version of VLC media player installed on the remote host is prior to 2.2.7. It is, therefore, affected by an overflow condition in the lavc_GetVideoFormat() function in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c.
This vulnerability can cause a denial of service and potentially allow remote code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to VLC version 2.2.7 or later.

See Also

https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/18467#no1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 105294

File Name: vlc_2_2_7.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/15/2017

Updated: 11/12/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-10699

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player

Required KB Items: installed_sw/VLC media player

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10699