FreeBSD : vlc -- format string vulnerability and integer overflow (7128fb45-2633-11dc-94da-0016179b2dd5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 25634

Synopsis

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

Description

isecpartners reports :

VLC is vulnerable to a format string attack in the parsing of Vorbis comments in Ogg Vorbis and Ogg Theora files, CDDA data or SAP/SDP service discovery messages. Additionally, there are two errors in the handling of wav files, one a denial of service due to an uninitialized variable, and one integer overflow in sampling frequency calculations.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.nccgroup.trust/advisories/2007-001-vlc.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?4d09ca5b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25634

File Name: freebsd_pkg_7128fb45263311dc94da0016179b2dd5.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/1/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:vlc, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2007

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3316, CVE-2007-3467, CVE-2007-3468