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VLC < 3.0.12 Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 146102

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Synopsis

The remote host contains a media player that is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow condition.

Description

The version of VLC media player installed on the remote host is prior to 3.0.12. It is, therefore, affected by a heap-based buffer overflow condition. A vulnerability in EbmlTypeDispatcher::send in VideoLAN VLC media player allows attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted .mkv file.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to VLC version 3.0.12 or later.

See Also

https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3012.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 146102

File Name: vlc_3_0_12.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/4/2021

Updated: 1/24/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26664

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-26664

IAVB: 2021-B-0007-S