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VLC Media Player 2.x < 2.2.5 Multiple RCE

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 700130

Synopsis

The remote host contains a media application that is affected by multiple Remote Code Execution (RCE) vectors.

Description

The remote host is running VLC 2.x prior to 2.2.5 and is affected by multiple RCE vulnerabilities :

 - An overflow condition exists that is triggered as certain input is not properly validated. With a specially crafted AVI file, a context-dependent attacker can cause a heap-based buffer overflow, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.
 - An unspecified flaw exists that is triggered when handling LPCM in VOB files. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to VLC Media Player 2.x version 2.2.5 or later.

See Also

https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/17448

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 700130

Family: Web Clients

Published: 6/7/2017

Updated: 3/6/2019

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2016