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GLSA-200804-25 : VLC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
high Nessus Plugin ID 32045
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200804-25 (VLC: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VLC:
Luigi Auriemma discovered that the stack-based buffer overflow when reading subtitles, which has been reported as CVE-2007-6681 in GLSA 200803-13, was not properly fixed (CVE-2008-1881).
Alin Rad Pop of Secunia reported an array indexing vulnerability in the sdpplin_parse() function when processing streams from RTSP servers in Xine code, which is also used in VLC (CVE-2008-0073).
Drew Yao and Nico Golde reported an integer overflow in the MP4_ReadBox_rdrf() function in the file libmp4.c leading to a heap-based buffer overflow when reading MP4 files (CVE-2008-1489).
Drew Yao also reported integer overflows in the MP4 demuxer, the Real demuxer and in the Cinepak codec, which might lead to buffer overflows (CVE-2008-1768).
Drew Yao finally discovered and a boundary error in Cinepak, which might lead to memory corruption (CVE-2008-1769).
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file or stream, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/vlc-0.8.6f'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 32045
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200804-25.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 4/25/2008
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:vlc, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/23/2008
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-6681, CVE-2008-0073, CVE-2008-1489, CVE-2008-1768, CVE-2008-1769, CVE-2008-1881