Debian DSA-3150-1 : vlc - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 81130

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Synopsis

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

Description

Fabian Yamaguchi discovered multiple vulnerabilities in VLC, a multimedia player and streamer :

- CVE-2014-9626 The MP4 demuxer, when parsing string boxes, did not properly check the length of the box, leading to a possible integer underflow when using this length value in a call to memcpy(). This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution via crafted MP4 files.

- CVE-2014-9627 The MP4 demuxer, when parsing string boxes, did not properly check that the conversion of the box length from 64bit integer to 32bit integer on 32bit platforms did not cause a truncation, leading to a possible buffer overflow. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution via crafted MP4 files.

- CVE-2014-9628 The MP4 demuxer, when parsing string boxes, did not properly check the length of the box, leading to a possible buffer overflow. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution via crafted MP4 files.

- CVE-2014-9629 The Dirac and Schroedinger encoders did not properly check for an integer overflow on 32bit platforms, leading to a possible buffer overflow. This could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade the vlc packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.3-5+deb7u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.0~rc2-2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 81130

File Name: debian_DSA-3150.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/3/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

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: 2/2/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/24/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9626, CVE-2014-9627, CVE-2014-9628, CVE-2014-9629, CVE-2014-9630

BID: 72252

DSA: 3150

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