Debian DLA-3216-1 : vlc - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 168386

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3216 advisory.

- An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or execute code under some conditions. (CVE-2022-41325)

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

Solution

Upgrade the vlc packages.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.17.4-0+deb10u2.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/vlc

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2022/dla-3216

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-41325

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/vlc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168386

File Name: debian_DLA-3216.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/3/2022

Updated: 9/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41325

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:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41325