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Debian DSA-1252-1 : vlc - format string

medium Nessus Plugin ID 24291

Synopsis

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

Description

Kevin Finisterre discovered several format string problems in vlc, a multimedia player and streamer, that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the vlc packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.8.1.svn20050314-1sarge2.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=405425

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1252

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 24291

File Name: debian_DSA-1252.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/9/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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: 1/27/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/2/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0017

BID: 21852

DSA: 1252