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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : VLC vulnerability (USN-7243-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 214800

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7243-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled memory when reading an MMS stream. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7243-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214800

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7243-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/30/2025

Updated: 1/30/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-46461

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-visualization, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-notify, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-data, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlccore8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-samba, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-sdl, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-video-output, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlc-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-zvbi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-access-extra, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-jack, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-svg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-l10n, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlc5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-skins2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-video-splitter, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlccore9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlc-bin, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libvlccore-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-qt, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-plugin-fluidsynth, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:vlc-nox

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-46461

IAVB: 2024-B-0148

USN: 7243-1