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VLC Media Player < 1.1.10 XSPF Playlist Parser Integer Overflow (deprecated)

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5946

Synopsis

The remote host contains an application that allows arbitrary code execution.

Description

The remote host contains VLC player, a multi-media application.

Versions of VLC media player earlier than 1.1.10 are potentially affected by an integer overflow in the XSPF playlist parser. Exploiting this vulnerability can lead to application crashes and possibly code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to VLC Media Player version 1.1.10 or later.

See Also

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/1.1.10.html

http://www.videolan.org/security/sa1104.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 5946

Family: Web Clients

Published: 6/9/2011

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 55024

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2194

BID: 48171