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VLC Media Player < 2.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 60049
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a media player that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of VLC media player installed on the remote host is prior to 2.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in libpng_plugin in VLC media player before 2.0.2. Allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PNG file. (CVE-2012-2396)
- A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the Ogg_DecodePacket function in the OGG demuxer (modules/demux/ogg.c) in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.2 . Allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted OGG file. (CVE-2012-3377)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to VLC Media Player version 2.0.2 or later. Alternatively, remove any affected plugin files from VLC's plugins directory.See Also
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.0.2.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 60049
File Name: vlc_2_0_2.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 7/19/2012
Updated: 7/24/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2396
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:videolan:vlc_media_player
Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/30/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-2396, CVE-2012-3377