Debian DSA-1819-1 : vlc - several vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 39451

Synopsis

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

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in vlc, a multimedia player and streamer. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2008-1768 Drew Yao discovered that multiple integer overflows in the MP4 demuxer, Real demuxer and Cinepak codec can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

- CVE-2008-1769 Drew Yao discovered that the Cinepak codec is prone to a memory corruption, which can be triggered by a crafted Cinepak file.

- CVE-2008-1881 Luigi Auriemma discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code via a long subtitle in an SSA file.

- CVE-2008-2147 It was discovered that vlc is prone to a search path vulnerability, which allows local users to perform privilege escalations.

- CVE-2008-2430 Alin Rad Pop discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code when opening a WAV file containing a large fmt chunk.

- CVE-2008-3794 Pinar Yanardag discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code when opening a crafted mmst link.

- CVE-2008-4686 Tobias Klein discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code when opening a crafted .ty file.

- CVE-2008-5032 Tobias Klein discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary code when opening an invalid CUE image file with a crafted header.

Solution

Upgrade the vlc packages.

For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.6-svn20061012.debian-5.1+etch3.

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.6.h-4+lenny2, which was already included in the lenny release.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 39451

File Name: debian_DSA-1819.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/19/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vlc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

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: 6/18/2009

Exploitable With

Metasploit (VLC Media Player RealText Subtitle Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1768, CVE-2008-1769, CVE-2008-1881, CVE-2008-2147, CVE-2008-2430, CVE-2008-3794, CVE-2008-4686, CVE-2008-5032

BID: 32125

CWE: 119, 189, 264, 399

DSA: 1819

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