https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc3018.html

https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/vlc_vnc_int_overflow-CVE-2022-41325.pdf

https://twitter.com/0xMitsurugi

DSA-5297

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:10255-1 advisory.

  - An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by     tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or     execute code under some conditions. (CVE-2022-41325)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:10252-1 advisory.

  - In FLAC__bitreader_read_rice_signed_block of bitreader.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a     heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution     privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android     ID: A-156076070 (CVE-2020-0499)

  - In append_to_verify_fifo_interleaved_ of stream_encoder.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to     a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution     privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:
    Android-11Android ID: A-174302683 (CVE-2021-0561)

  - An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by     tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or     execute code under some conditions. (CVE-2022-41325)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5297 advisory.

  - An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by     tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or     execute code under some conditions. (CVE-2022-41325)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3216 advisory.

  - An integer overflow in the VNC module in VideoLAN VLC Media Player through 3.0.17.4 allows attackers, by     tricking a user into opening a crafted playlist or connecting to a rogue VNC server, to crash VLC or     execute code under some conditions. (CVE-2022-41325)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
169443	openSUSE 15 Security Update : vlc (openSUSE-SU-2022:10255-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
169346	openSUSE 15 Security Update : vlc (openSUSE-SU-2022:10252-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
168457	Debian DSA-5297-1 : vlc - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
168386	Debian DLA-3216-1 : vlc - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

CVE-2022-41325

high

Tenable Plugins

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high

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high