Debian DSA-2973-1 : vlc - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 76417

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple buffer overflows have been found in the VideoLAN media player. Processing malformed subtitles or movie files could lead to denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the vlc packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.3-5+deb7u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 76417

File Name: debian_DSA-2973.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/9/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

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: 8.1

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:7.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1868, CVE-2013-1954, CVE-2013-4388

BID: 57079, 57333, 62724

DSA: 2973

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