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VLC Media Player <= 2.2.8 Use-After-Free RCE

high Nessus Plugin ID 112216

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Synopsis

A media player installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of VLC media player installed on the remote host is equal or prior to 2.2.8. It is, therefore, affected by a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to VLC version 3.0.3 or later.

See Also

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/28

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 112216

File Name: vlc_2_2_8.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/31/2018

Updated: 8/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-11529

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 7.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player

Required KB Items: installed_sw/VLC media player

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2018

Exploitable With

Metasploit (VLC Media Player MKV Use After Free)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-11529